CrPC Section 144

BNSS Section 163— Power to issue order in urgent cases of nuisance or apprehended danger.

Effective for any FIR, charge sheet, or filing on or after 1 July 2024. Matters that arose before that date continue under the CrPC.

A District Magistrate, Sub-divisional Magistrate, or specially empowered Executive Magistrate may, by written order stating material facts, direct any person to abstain from a certain act or to take certain order with respect to property in his possession or management, where immediate prevention or speedy remedy is desirable to prevent obstruction, annoyance, injury, danger to life/health/safety, disturbance of public tranquillity, riot, or affray. Such an order may be passed ex parte in emergencies or where timely notice is not practicable, and may be directed to a specific individual, persons in a particular area, or the public generally. The order shall not remain in force for more than two months, extendable by State Government notification for up to a further six months in specified circumstances; any aggrieved person may apply for rescission or alteration.