SECTION 151 BNSS – Protection against prosecution for acts done under sections 148, 149 and 150

(1) No prosecution against any person for any act purporting to be done under section 148, section 149 or section 150 shall be instituted in any Criminal Court except- (a) with the sanction of the Central Government where such person is an officer or member…

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SECTION 150 BNSS – Power of certain armed force officers to disperse assembly

When the public security is manifestly endangered by any such assembly and no Executive Magistrate can be communicated with, any commissioned or gazetted officer of the armed forces may disperse such assembly with the help of the armed forces under his command, and may arrest…

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SECTION 144 BNSS – Order for maintenance of wives, children and parents

(1) If any person having sufficient means neglects or refuses to maintain- (a) his wife, unable to maintain herself; or (b) his legitimate or illegitimate child, whether married or not, unable to maintain itself; or (c) his legitimate or illegitimate child (not being a married…

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SECTION 142 BNSS – Power to release persons imprisoned for failing to give security

(1) Whenever the District Magistrate in the case of an order passed by an Executive Magistrate under section 136, or the Chief Judicial Magistrate in any other case is of opinion that any person imprisoned for failing to give security under this Chapter may be…

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