Injunction pending inquiry.
What this section does
Where a Magistrate making an order under section 152 considers that immediate measures are needed to prevent imminent serious danger or injury to the public, he may issue an injunction to the person against whom the order was made. If that person fails to obey the injunction forthwith, the Magistrate may himself use, or cause to be used, such means as he thinks fit to prevent the danger or injury. No suit lies in respect of anything done in good faith by the Magistrate under this section.
AI-generated plain-language summary. For the binding statutory text, see India Code (official).
Procedure at a glance
- Key actors
- Executive Magistrate
- Time limit
- None specified; injunction operates pending determination of the matter under section 152
Derived from CrPC s.142.
Read the official text
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Why this matters
BNSS Section 161 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.