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In which provision of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 is it provided that every person is…

"Section 31" of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (formerly Section 37 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, "Public when to assist Magistrates and police")…

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In which provision of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 is it provided that every person is bound to assist a Magistrate or a police officer reasonably demanding his aid?

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"Section 31" of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (formerly Section 37 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, "Public when to assist Magistrates and police") provides that every person is bound to assist a Magistrate or police officer reasonably demanding his aid in the taking or preventing the escape of any other person whom such Magistrate or police officer is authorised to arrest, or in the prevention or suppression of a breach of the peace, or in the prevention of any injury attempted to be committed to any public property.

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