Maintenance of Public Order and Tranquility
लोक व्यवस्था और शांति बनाए रखना
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Last updated Aug 8, 2025
📘 Bill Name
Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita 2023
🔢 Chapter Number
11
🌐 Title (EN)
Maintenance of Public Order and Tranquility
🌍 Title (HI)
लोक व्यवस्था और शांति बनाए रखना
📄 Sections
20
📝 Overview (EN)
Authorizes preventive and remedial magisterial orders for public nuisance, unlawful assemblies, disp...
🌐 Overview (HI)
सार्वजनिक उपद्रव, अवैध जमाव, लोक शांति पर प्रभाव डालने वाले विवाद, तात्कालिक उपद्रव/संभावित खतरे के...
🎯 Meta Title
Chapter XI – Public Order & Tranquility | BNSS 2023
🧠 Meta Description
Framework for preventive/remedial measures to maintain public order under BNSS.
🏷️ Meta Keywords
BNSS Chapter 11, public order, tranquillity, nuisance, unlawful assembly
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📜 What is Maintenance of Public Order and Tranquility?
Authorizes preventive and remedial magisterial orders for public nuisance, unlawful assemblies, disputes affecting public peace, urgent cases of nuisance or apprehended danger, and regulation of processions/assemblies.
सार्वजनिक उपद्रव, अवैध जमाव, लोक शांति पर प्रभाव डालने वाले विवाद, तात्कालिक उपद्रव/संभावित खतरे के मामलों व जुलूस/सभाओं के नियमन हेतु मजिस्ट्रेटी आदेश।
📄 Sections in Maintenance of Public Order and Tranquility
| # | Section Title |
|---|---|
| 148 | Unlawful Assemblies – Definition |
| 149 | Power to Command Unlawful Assembly to Disperse |
| 150 | Use of Armed Force in Dispersing Assembly |
| 151 | Conditional Order for Removal of Nuisance |
| 152 | Procedure Where Existence of Public Right is Denied |
| 153 | Order to Remove Danger to Public Safety |
| 154 | Power to Impose Restrictions in Public Interest |
| 155 | Power to Issue Orders in Urgent Cases of Nuisance or Apprehended Danger |
| 156 | Procedure for Service of Order |
| 157 | Power to Prohibit Repetition of Nuisance |
| 158 | Power to Prohibit Certain Acts in Public Places |
| 159 | Procedure When Public Place is Closed |
| 160 | Powers Relating to Processions |
| 161 | Licensing of Public Assemblies and Processions |
| 162 | Power to Regulate Traffic and Public Way Usage |
| 163 | Power to Require Removal of Temporary Obstructions |
| 164 | Power to Impose Restrictions on Use of Loudspeakers |
| 165 | Penalty for Disobedience of Public Order Regulations |
| 166 | Special Powers to Prevent Assembly in Sensitive Areas |
| 167 | Emergency Powers in Public Order Situations |