Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
CrPC Section 144 in BNSS
Power to issue order in urgent cases of nuisance or apprehended danger. Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Power to issue order in urgent cases of nuisance or apprehended danger) corresponds to Section 163 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.
Where this sits in the exam
This provision is examined under CrPC & Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, worth 10 of the 100 marks in AIBE XXII. The paper permits bare acts but bans notes, so what matters is finding it quickly, not reciting the number.
Questions that turn on this section
An order for maintenance of wives, children and parents is passed under:
Answer & explanation
Section 144 BNSS
This corresponds to Section 125 CrPC. It is a summary secular remedy available irrespective of religion, aimed at preventing vagrancy and destitution.
An order in urgent cases of nuisance or apprehended danger, prohibiting assembly, is issued under:
Answer & explanation
Section 163 BNSS
This is the successor to Section 144 CrPC. Such an order is executive in nature, ordinarily lasts two months, and may be extended by the State Government up to six months.
An order of maintenance for a wife, child or parent is passed under:
Answer & explanation
Section 144 BNSS
Formerly § 125 CrPC. It is a summary, secular remedy and applies irrespective of personal law.
Sections either side of it
How the neighbouring provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 were renumbered:
| CrPC | Provision | BNSS |
|---|---|---|
| 128 | Enforcement of order of maintenance | 147 |
| 129 | Dispersal of assembly by use of civil force | 148 |
| 133 | Conditional order for removal of nuisance | 152 |
| 145 | Procedure where dispute concerning land or water is likely to cause breach of peace | 164 |
| 149 | Police to prevent cognizable offences | 168 |
| 151 | Arrest to prevent the commission of cognizable offences | 170 |
Practise it
Cutoff has AIBE XXII questions on this area, each cited to both codes with a line telling you where to find it in the bare act. Ten questions per subject are free, no account needed.
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