Section 149: Police to prevent cognizable offences
The Code of Criminal Procedure · Code of Criminal Procedure · Chapter XIII · in_force
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Every police officer may interpose for the purpose of preventing, and shall, to the best of his ability, prevent, the commission of any cognizable offence.
Effective date: 1898-07-01
Related sections
Section 148: Local inquirySection 150: Information of design to commit such offencesSection 147: Disputes concerning rights of use of immoveable property, etcSection 151: Arrest to prevent such offencesSection 146: Power to attach subject of disputeSection 152: Prevention of injury to public property
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