BNSS · Section 154 · Chapter XI — MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC ORDER AND TRANQUILLITY

Person to whom order is addressed to obey or show cause.

What this section does

The person against whom a conditional order under section 152 is made must either perform the act directed within the specified time and manner, or appear before the Magistrate and show cause against the order. The section expressly permits appearance and hearing through audio-video conferencing.

AI-generated plain-language summary. For the binding statutory text, see India Code (official).

Procedure at a glance

Key actors: Executive Magistrate · Person against whom order is made

Old-law correspondence

Derived from CrPC s.135.

Read the official text

For the binding statutory text of BNSS Section 154, refer to the Gazette of India or the India Code official website.

Why this matters

BNSS Section 154 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.