152 CRPC - Prevention of injury to public property

Section 152 of Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 - Prevention of injury to public property

A police officer may of his own authority interpose to prevent any injury attempted to be committed in his view to any public property, movable or immovable, or the removal or injury of any public landmark or buoy or other mark used for navigation.

Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC)

151 CrPC Information of design to commit cognizable offences

152 CrPC Prevention of injury to public property

153 CrPC Inspection of weights and measures

154 CrPC Information in cognizable cases

155 CrPC Information as to non-cognizable cases and investigation of such cases

156 CrPC Police officer's power to investigate cognizable case

157 CrPC Procedure for investigation

158 CrPC Report how submitted

159 CrPC Power to hold investigation or preliminary inquiry

160 CrPC Police officers power to require attendance of witnesses