BNSS 31 — Public when to assist Magistrates and police.

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023

Statutory text

Every person is bound to assist a Magistrate or
police officer reasonably demanding his aid—
(a)  in  the  taking  or  preventing  the  escape  of  any  other  person  whom  such  Magistrate  or  police
officer is authorised to arrest; or
(b) in the prevention or suppression of a breach of the peace; or
(c) in the prevention of any injury attempted to be committed to any public property.

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