Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
CrPC Section 145 in BNSS
Procedure where dispute concerning land or water is likely to cause breach of peace. Section 145 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Procedure where dispute concerning land or water is likely to cause breach of peace) corresponds to Section 164 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
A confession of an accused may be recorded by:
Answer & explanation
A Magistrate
Only a Magistrate may record a confession, after warning the accused that he is not bound to confess and that it may be used against him, and after satisfying himself that it is voluntary.
A confession made to a Magistrate must be recorded:
Answer & explanation
After warning the accused that he is not bound to confess, and on a memorandum of belief
The Magistrate must be satisfied the confession is voluntary and must record a memorandum to that effect.
Sections either side of it
How the neighbouring provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 were renumbered:
| CrPC | Provision | BNSS |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 149 | Police to prevent cognizable offences | 168 |
| 151 | Arrest to prevent the commission of cognizable offences | 170 |
| 154 | Information in cognizable cases (FIR) | 173 |
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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