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The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023

Chapter XI — MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC ORDER AND TRANQUILLITY A.—Unlawful assemblies

Section 162Magistrate may prohibit repetition or Continuance of public nuisance

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Section 162: Magistrate may prohibit repetition or Continuance of public nuisance

162. Magistrate may prohibit repetition or Continuance of public nuisance

A District Magistrate or Sub-divisional Magistrate, or any other Executive Magistrate or Deputy Commissioner of Police empowered by the State Government or the District Magistrate in this behalf, may order any person not to repeat or continue a public nuisance, as defined in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, or any special or local law.