Prevention of injury to public property.
What this section does
A police officer may, on his own authority, intervene to prevent any injury being attempted in his view to any public property (movable or immovable), or to prevent removal or injury of any public landmark, buoy, or navigation mark. The power is self-initiated and does not require prior magisterial direction. It is limited to acts attempted in the officer's view.
AI-generated plain-language summary. For the binding statutory text, see India Code (official).
Procedure at a glance
- Key actors
- Police officer
- Time limit
- None specified
Derived from CrPC s.152.
Read the official text
For the binding statutory text of BNSS Section 171, refer to the Gazette of India or the India Code official website.
Why this matters
BNSS Section 171 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.