Maintenance of Public Order and Tranquility

लोक व्यवस्था और शांति बनाए रखना

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📘 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...
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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

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