Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
CrPC Section 151 in BNSS
§ 151 CrPC→§ 170 BNSS
Arrest to prevent the commission of cognizable offences. Section 151 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Arrest to prevent the commission of cognizable offences) corresponds to Section 170 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.
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Section 45 has AIBE 22 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.
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