# Section 162 of THE BHARATIYA NAGARIK SURAKSHA SANHITA, 2023 – BNSS

> Magistrate may prohibit repetition or continuance of public nuisance.162. A District Magistrate or Sub-divisional Magistrate, or any other Executive Magistrate or Deputy Commissioner of Police empowe…

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Author: Sudhir Rao — Advocate, Supreme Court of India  
Category: BNSS  
Published: 2024-09-08

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**Magistrate may prohibit repetition or continuance of public nuisance.**

162. 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.

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