Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Chapter XII: Preventive Action of the Police
Section 169: Information of design to commit cognizable offences
In plain words
A police officer who learns of a plan to commit a cognizable offence must pass the information to their superior and to any other officer responsible for preventing or dealing with it.
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Official text
Every police officer receiving information of a design to commit any cognizable offence shall communicate such information to the police officer to whom he is subordinate, and to any other officer whose duty it is to prevent or take cognizance of the commission of any such offence.
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Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in), the consolidated text published by the Legislative Department, Government of India. Text as updated on India Code on 12 September 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.
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