BNSS · Section 155 · Chapter XI — MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC ORDER AND TRANQUILLITY

Penalty for failure to comply with section 154.

What this section does

If the person against whom an order is made under section 154 neither performs the directed act nor appears to show cause, they become liable to the penalty specified in section 223 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, and the conditional order is made absolute.

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.136.

Read the official text

For the binding statutory text of BNSS Section 155, refer to the Gazette of India or the India Code official website.

Why this matters

BNSS Section 155 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.