Prevention of injury to public property
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Summary
A police officer may act on their own authority to stop anyone they see trying to damage public property, whether movable or immovable. The power also covers preventing removal or injury to public landmarks, buoys, or other navigation marks. The officer can immediately step in or otherwise prevent the harm.
Example
Ravi, a traffic constable, sees a man trying to pry loose a municipal road sign to sell as scrap. Ravi may immediately step in and stop the removal, physically preventing damage to the public property.
Bare Act
Enacted textA 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, buoy or other mark used for navigation.
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