Power of certain armed force officers to disperse assembly.
What this section does
When public security is manifestly endangered by an unlawful assembly and no Executive Magistrate can be communicated with, a commissioned or gazetted officer of the armed forces may independently disperse the assembly using armed forces under his command and arrest persons forming part of it. As soon as communication with an Executive Magistrate becomes practicable, the officer must do so and thereafter follow the Magistrate's instructions.
AI-generated plain-language summary. For the binding statutory text, see India Code (official).
Procedure at a glance
- Key actors
- Commissioned officer of armed forces · Gazetted officer of armed forces · Executive Magistrate
Derived from CrPC s.131.
Read the official text
For the binding statutory text of BNSS Section 150, refer to the Gazette of India or the India Code official website.
Why this matters
BNSS Section 150 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.