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For a land or water dispute likely to cause a breach of the peace, whose report is expressly named in…

Section 164(1) authorises the Executive Magistrate to act if satisfied from a police officer’s report or other information that a dispute within the local jurisdiction is…

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For a land or water dispute likely to cause a breach of the peace, whose report is expressly named in section 164(1) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023?

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Section 164(1) authorises the Executive Magistrate to act if satisfied from a police officer’s report or other information that a dispute within the local jurisdiction is likely to cause a breach of the peace.

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Option A

Section 164(1) does not expressly identify a Judicial Magistrate’s report.

Option B

The section expressly names a police officer’s report and allows the Executive Magistrate to act on other information as well.

Option C

A revenue officer’s communication could be other information, but the provision does not name that officer’s report.

Option D

A complainant can provide other information. The report specifically named is a police officer’s report.

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