Section 144 / 163
12 Feb 2024
- In power
- BJP — Delhi Police, Rajasthan
- Acted
- Police, Delhi, Rajasthan
- Under
- Section 144 CrPC
Delhi Police Commissioner Sanjay Arora issued an order under Section 144 CrPC on 12 February for a month. It prohibited rallies, processions and the blocking of roads, and banned tractor rallies from crossing into Delhi; Business Today reported that it also restricted the entry of tractors and trolleys. Business Today reported that Rajasthan sealed its borders with Punjab and Haryana on 11 February and imposed prohibitory orders under Section 144 CrPC in Sri Ganganagar and Hanumangarh districts. The Supreme Court recorded in September 2024 that prohibition orders had been imposed to stop the movement of tractors and trolleys on the national highways. [4][2][1][3]
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The same action under other governments
For each party in power, its most recent section 144 / 163 in another entry. Chosen by this rule, not by hand.
- 2026Cockroach Janta Party protests over exam paper leaksIn power: BJP — Delhi Police
- 2018Thoothukudi anti-Sterlite protest and police firing, May 2018In power: AIADMK — Tamil Nadu
- 2012December 2012 Delhi gang-rape protestsIn power: INC — Delhi Police
- 2007Kalinganagar police firingIn power: BJD — Odisha
- 2007Singur and Nandigram land acquisition protestsIn power: CPI(M) — West Bengal
Sources
- 1Indian police fire tear gas as protesting farmers march on DelhiAl Jazeera, 13 Feb 2024T5 SecondaryArchived 13 Feb 2024
- 2Farmers protest in Delhi: Key players, why is it happening, demands, all the detailsBusiness Today, 13 Feb 2024T5 SecondaryArchived 13 Feb 2024
- 3State of Haryana v. Uday Pratap Singh, SLP(C) Nos. 6950-6953/2024 with SLP(C) Nos. 15407-15410/2024, order of 2 September 2024 constituting the High-Powered CommitteeSupreme Court of India (via Indian Kanoon), 2 Sep 2024T2 Court
- 4Farmers' march: Section 144 imposed in Delhi; traffic restrictions in place at borders, security beefed upPTI via The Tribune, 12 Feb 2024T5 SecondaryArchived 12 Feb 2024