Use of armed forces to disperse assembly.
What this section does
Where an assembly cannot otherwise be dispersed and public security requires it, the District Magistrate or an authorised Executive Magistrate present may cause it to be dispersed by the armed forces. The Magistrate may require an armed forces officer to disperse the assembly and arrest persons as directed. The armed forces officer must obey such requisition in the manner he thinks fit, using minimum force and causing minimum injury to persons and property.
AI-generated plain-language summary. For the binding statutory text, see India Code (official).
Procedure at a glance
- Key actors
- District Magistrate · Executive Magistrate · Armed forces officer
Derived from CrPC s.130.
Read the official text
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Why this matters
BNSS Section 149 forms part of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita which replaced the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 on 1 July 2024. Any new filing, FIR, charge sheet, or bail application made on or after that date should cite the new section number. References to the old act in legacy documents remain valid for matters that arose before the changeover.