BNSS Section 172 - Persons bound to conform to lawful directions of police
Description of BNSS Section 172 - Persons bound to conform to lawful directions of police
(1) All persons shall be bound to conform to the lawful directions of a police officer given in fulfilment of any of his duty under this Chapter.
(2) A police officer may detain or remove any person resisting, refusing, ignoring or disregarding to conform to any direction given by him under sub-section (1) and may either take such person before a Judicial Magistrate or, in petty cases, release him when the occasion is past.
| Offence | Undue influence at an election. Personation at an election |
| Punishment | Imprisonment for one year, or fine, or both. Imprisonment for one year, or fine, or both. |
| Cognizance | Non-cognizable Cognizable |
| Bail | Bailable Bailable |
| Triable | Magistrate of the first class. Magistrate of the first class. |