Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
CrPC Section 128 in BNSS
§ 128 CrPC→§ 147 BNSS
Enforcement of order of maintenance. Section 128 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Enforcement of order of maintenance) corresponds to Section 147 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
Verify before you rely on this. Renumbering under the 2023 codes is not a clean one-to-one exercise — provisions were merged, split and reworded. Always check the printed bare act.
Sections either side of it
How the neighbouring provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 were renumbered:
| CrPC | Provision | BNSS |
|---|---|---|
| 125 | Order for maintenance of wives, children and parents | 144 |
| 126 | Procedure in maintenance proceedings | 145 |
| 127 | Alteration in allowance | 146 |
| 129 | Dispersal of assembly by use of civil force | 148 |
| 133 | Conditional order for removal of nuisance | 152 |
| 144 | Power to issue order in urgent cases of nuisance or apprehended danger | 163 |
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