Useful Notes on Section 133 of the Code of Criminal Procedure – “Public Nuisance”
Public nuisances have always been considered to be so potentially dangerous that a summary procedure for their redressal has been provided by the Criminal Procedure Code. The power conferred on the Magistrate can be exercised on the receipt of a Police Report or other information, and arises under the six circumstances mentioned in clauses (a) to (f) of S. 133, discussed below. Image Source: 2.bp.blogspot.comThese provisions of the Cr. P.C. are to be invoked only in cases of an emergency and where there is imminent danger to the health of the community. Where the nuisance has been going on for a long time, the criminal courts tend not to interfere in the matter, leaving the parties to litigate before a civil court. ADVERTISEMENTS: S. 133 provides that whenever a District…