Section 143 CrPC: Magistrate may prohibit repetition or continuance of public nuisance
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Section 143 CrPC at a Glance
Section 143 CrPC deals with magistrate may prohibit repetition or continuance of public nuisance. From 1 July 2024 it is replaced by Section 162 BNSS.
What Section 143 CrPC Says
143. Magistrate may prohibit repetition or continuance of public nuisance
A District Magistrate or Sub-divisional Magistrate, or any other Executive Magistrate 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 Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860), or any special or local law.
Source: Section 143, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Section 143 CrPC in Simple Words
Section 143 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 deals with the power of a Magistrate to prohibit the repetition or continuance of a public nuisance. A District Magistrate or a Sub-divisional Magistrate may order any person not to repeat or continue a public nuisance.
Any other Executive Magistrate may do the same if the State Government or the District Magistrate has empowered that Magistrate in this behalf. The public nuisance is one defined in the Indian Penal Code or in any special or local law.
When Section 143 CrPC Applies
- A District Magistrate or Sub-divisional Magistrate, or any other Executive Magistrate empowered by the State Government or the District Magistrate in this behalf, may make the order.
- The order is made to any person, who is ordered not to repeat or continue a public nuisance.
- The public nuisance is one as defined in the Indian Penal Code or any special or local law.
Example of Section 143 CrPC
When Section 143 CrPC Does Not Apply
- Section 143 CrPC speaks of an order not to repeat or continue a public nuisance. It does not deal with a conditional order for removal of nuisance, which is the subject of Section 133 CrPC.
- Section 143 CrPC speaks of an order not to repeat or continue a public nuisance. It does not deal with an order in urgent cases of nuisance or apprehended danger, which is the subject of Section 144 CrPC.
Section 143 CrPC Under BNSS 162: What Changed
Section 143 CrPC is now covered under Section 162 BNSS.
Section 162 BNSS has the same heading as Section 143 CrPC. Section 162 BNSS adds Deputy Commissioner of Police after any other Executive Magistrate, before the words empowered by the State Government or the District Magistrate in this behalf. It refers to the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 where Section 143 CrPC referred to the Indian Penal Code, in describing a public nuisance. The rest of the text is the same.
View detailed comparison (CrPC 143 vs BNSS 162) →FAQs on Section 143 CrPC
Who may make an order under Section 143 CrPC?▼
A District Magistrate or Sub-divisional Magistrate, or any other Executive Magistrate empowered by the State Government or the District Magistrate in this behalf, may make an order under Section 143 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.
What may an order under Section 143 CrPC say?▼
The Magistrate may order any person not to repeat or continue a public nuisance, as defined in the Indian Penal Code or any special or local law.
Does Section 143 CrPC define a public nuisance?▼
Section 143 CrPC refers to a public nuisance as defined in the Indian Penal Code or any special or local law. It does not give a definition of its own.
Where is Section 143 CrPC found in the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023?▼
From 1 July 2024, Section 143 CrPC has no sub-sections, and maps as a whole to Section 162 BNSS.
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Sources: Bare Act Text, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Last updated: 26 Oct 2026 ·