Chapter 15

section_number: 270
section_name: Public nuisance.
explanation: A person is guilty of a public nuisance who does any act or is guilty of an illegal omission which causes any common injury, danger or annoyance to the public or to the people in general who dwell or occupy property in the vicinity, or which must necessarily cause injury, obstruction, danger or annoyance to persons who may have occasion to use any public right but a common nuisance is not excused on the ground that it causes some convenience or advantage.


section_number: 271
section_name: Negligent act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life.
explanation: Whoever unlawfully or negligently does any act which is, and which he knows or has reason to believe to be, likely to spread the infection of any disease dangerous to life, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine, or with both.
BNSSClassificationImprisonment for 6 months, or fine, or both.CognizableBailableTriable by Any Magistrate.


section_number: 272
section_name: Malignant act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life.
explanation: Whoever malignantly does any act which is, and which he knows or has reason the believe to be, likely to spread the infection of any disease dangerous to life, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.
BNSSClassificationImprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.CognizableBailableTriable by Any Magistrate.


section_number: 273
section_name: Disobedience to quarantine rule.
explanation: Whoever knowingly disobeys any rule made by the Government for putting any mode of transport into a state of quarantine, or for regulating the intercourse of any such transport in a state of quarantine or for regulating the intercourse between places where an infectious disease prevails and other places, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine, or with both.
BNSSClassificationImprisonment for 6 months, or fine, or both.Non-cognizableBailableTriable by Any Magistrate.


section_number: 274
section_name: Adulteration of food or drink intended for sale.
explanation: Whoever adulterates any article of food or drink, so as to make such article noxious as food or drink, intending to sell such article as food or drink, or knowing it to be likely that the same will be sold as food or drink, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees, or with both.
BNSSClassificationImprisonment for 6 months, or fine of 5,000 rupees, or both.Non-cognizableBailableTriable by Any Magistrate.


section_number: 275
section_name: Sale of noxious food or drink.
explanation: Whoever sells, or offers or exposes for sale, as food or drink, any article which has been rendered or has become noxious, or is in a state unfit for food or drink, knowing or having reason to believe that the same is noxious as food or drink, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees, or with both.
BNSSClassificationImprisonment for 6 months, or fine of 5,000 rupees, or both.Non-cognizableBailableTriable by Any Magistrate.


section_number: 276
section_name: Adulteration of drugs.
explanation: Whoever adulterates any drug or medical preparation in such a manner as to lessen the efficacy or change the operation of such drug or medical preparation, or to make it noxious, intending that it shall be sold or used for, or knowing it to be likely that it will be sold or used for, any medicinal purpose, as if it had not undergone such adulteration, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees, or with both.
BNSSClassificationImprisonment for 1 year, or fine of 5,000 rupees, or both.Non-cognizableBailableTriable by Any Magistrate.


section_number: 277
section_name: Sale of adulterated drugs.
explanation: Whoever, knowing any drug or medical preparation to have been adulterated in such a manner as to lessen its efficacy, to change its operation, or to render it noxious, sells the same, or offers or exposes it for sale, or issues it from any dispensary for medicinal purposes as unadulterated, or causes it to be used for medicinal purposes by any person not knowing of the adulteration, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees, or with both.
BNSSClassificationImprisonment for 6 months, or fine of 5,000 rupees, or both.Non-cognizableBailableTriable by Any Magistrate.


section_number: 278
section_name: Sale of drug as a different drug or preparation.
explanation: Whoever knowingly sells, or offers or exposes for sale, or issues from a dispensary for medicinal purposes, any drug or medical preparation, as a different drug or medical preparation, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees, or with both.
BNSSClassificationImprisonment for 6 months, or fine of 5,000 rupees, or both.Non-cognizableBailableTriable by Any Magistrate.


section_number: 279
section_name: Fouling water of public spring or reservoir.
explanation: Whoever voluntarily corrupts or fouls the water of any public spring or reservoir, so as to render it less fit for the purpose for which it is ordinarily used, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees, or with both.
BNSSClassificationImprisonment for 6 months, or fine of 5,000 rupees, or both.CognizableBailableTriable by Any Magistrate.


section_number: 280
section_name: Making atmosphere noxious to health.
explanation: Whoever voluntarily vitiates the atmosphere in any place so as to make it noxious to the health of persons in general dwelling or carrying on business in the neighbourhood or passing along a public way, shall be punished with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees.
BNSSClassificationFine of 1,000 rupees.Non-cognizableBailableTriable by Any Magistrate.


section_number: 281
section_name: Rash driving or riding on a public way.
explanation: Whoever drives any vehicle, or rides, on any public way in a manner so rash or negligent as to endanger human life, or to be likely to cause hurt or injury to any other person, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both.
BNSSClassificationImprisonment for 6 months, or fine of 1,000 rupees, or both.CognizableBailableTriable by Any Magistrate.


section_number: 282
section_name: Rash navigation of vessel.
explanation: Whoever navigates any vessel in a manner so rash or negligent as to endanger human life, or to be likely to cause hurt or injury to any other person, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees, or with both.
BNSSClassificationImprisonment for 6 months, or fine of 10,000 rupees, or both.CognizableBailableTriable by Any Magistrate.


section_number: 283
section_name: Exhibition of false light, mark or buoy.
explanation: Whoever exhibits any false light, mark or buoy, intending or knowing it to be likely that such exhibition will mislead any navigator, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and with fine which shall not be less than ten thousand rupees.
BNSSClassificationImprisonment for 7 years, and fine which shall not be less than 10,000 rupees.CognizableBailableTriable by Magistrate of the first class.


section_number: 284
section_name: Conveying person by water for hire in unsafe or overloaded vessel.
explanation: Whoever knowingly or negligently conveys, or causes to be conveyed for hire, any person by water in any vessel, when that vessel is in such a state or so loaded as to endanger the life of that person, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees, or with both.
BNSSClassificationImprisonment for 6 months, or fine of 5,000 rupees, or both.CognizableBailableTriable by Any Magistrate.


section_number: 285
section_name: Danger or obstruction in public way or line of navigation.
explanation: Whoever, by doing any act, or by omitting to take order with any property in his possession or under his charge, causes danger, obstruction or injury to any person in any public way or public line of navigation, shall be punished, with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees.
BNSSClassificationFine of 5,000 rupees.CognizableBailableTriable by Any Magistrate.


section_number: 286
section_name: Negligent conduct with respect to poisonous substance.
explanation: Whoever does, with any poisonous substance, any act in a manner so rash or negligent as to endanger human life, or to be likely to cause hurt or injury to any person or knowingly or negligently omits to take such order with any poisonous substance in his possession as is sufficient to guard against any probable danger to human life from such poisonous substance, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees, or with both.
BNSSClassificationImprisonment for 6 months, or fine of 5,000 rupees, or both.CognizableBailableTriable by Any Magistrate.


section_number: 287
section_name: Negligent conduct with respect to fire or combustible matter.
explanation: Whoever does, with fire or any combustible matter, any act so rashly or negligently as to endanger human life, or to be likely to cause hurt or injury to any other person or knowingly or negligently omits to take such order with any fire or any combustible matter in his possession as is sufficient to guard against any probable danger to human life from such fire or combustible matter, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to two thousand rupees, or with both.
BNSSClassificationImprisonment for 6 months, or fine of 2,000 rupees, or both.CognizableBailableTriable by Any Magistrate.


section_number: 288
section_name: Negligent conduct with respect to explosive substance.
explanation: Whoever does, with any explosive substance, any act so rashly or negligently as to endanger human life, or to be likely to cause hurt or injury to any other person, or knowingly or negligently omits to take such order with any explosive substance in his possession as is sufficient to guard against any probable danger to human life from that substance, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees, or with both.
BNSSClassificationImprisonment for 6 months, or fine of 5,000 rupees, or both.CognizableBailableTriable by Any Magistrate.


section_number: 289
section_name: Negligent conduct with respect to machinery.
explanation: Whoever does, with any machinery, any act so rashly or negligently as to endanger human life or to be likely to cause hurt or injury to any other person or knowingly or negligently omits to take such order with any machinery in his possession or under his care as is sufficient to guard against any probable danger to human life from such machinery, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees, or with both.
BNSSClassificationImprisonment for 6 months, or fine of 5,000 rupees, or both.Non-cognizableBailableTriable by Any Magistrate.


section_number: 290
section_name: Negligent conduct with respect to pulling down, repairing or constructing buildings etc.
explanation: Whoever, in pulling down, repairing or constructing any building, knowingly or negligently omits to take such measures with that building as is sufficient to guard against any probable danger to human life from the fall of that building, or of any part thereof, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees, or with both.
BNSSClassificationImprisonment for 6 months, or fine of 5,000 rupees, or both.Non-cognizableBailableTriable by Any Magistrate.


section_number: 291
section_name: Negligent conduct with respect to animal.
explanation: Whoever knowingly or negligently omits to take such measures with any animal in his possession as is sufficient to guard against any probable danger to human life, or any probable danger of grievous hurt from such animal, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees, or with both.
BNSSClassificationImprisonment for 6 months, or fine of 5,000 rupees, or both.CognizableBailableTriable by Any Magistrate.


section_number: 292
section_name: Punishment for public nuisance in cases not otherwise provided for.
explanation: Whoever commits a public nuisance in any case not otherwise punishable by this Sanhita shall be punished with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees.
BNSSClassificationFine of 1,000 rupees.Non-cognizableBailableTriable by Any Magistrate.


section_number: 293
section_name: Continuance of nuisance after injunction to discontinue.
explanation: Whoever repeats or continues a public nuisance, having been enjoined by any public servant who has lawful authority to issue such injunction not to repeat or continue such nuisance, shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees, or with both.
BNSSClassificationSimple imprisonment for 6 months, or fine of 5,000 rupees, or both.CognizableBailableTriable by Any Magistrate.


section_number: 294
section_name: Sale, etc., of obscene books, etc.
explanation: Exception:This section does not extend to,any book, pamphlet, paper, writing, drawing, painting, representation or figure,the publication of which is proved to be justified as being for the public good on the ground that such book, pamphlet, paper, writing, drawing, painting, representation or figure is in the interest of science, literature, art or learning or other objects of general concern; orwhich is kept or used bona fide for religious purposes;any representation sculptured, engraved, painted or otherwise represented on or in,any ancient monument within the meaning of the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958; orany temple, or on any car used for the conveyance of idols, or kept or used for any religious purpose.
BNSSClassificationOn first conviction, with imprisonment for 2 years, and with fine of 5,000 rupees, and, in the event of second or subsequent conviction, with imprisonment for 5 years, and with fine of 10,000 rupees.CognizableBailableTriable by Any Magistrate.


section_number: 295
section_name: Sale, etc., of obscene objects to child.
explanation: Whoever sells, lets to hire, distributes, exhibits or circulates to any child below the age of eighteen years such obscene object as is referred to in section294, or offers or attempts so to do, shall be punished on first conviction with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, and with fine which may extend to two thousand rupees, and, in the event of a second or subsequent conviction, with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and also with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees.
BNSSClassificationOn first conviction, with imprisonment for 3 years, and with fine of 2,000 rupees, and in the event of second or subsequent conviction, with imprisonment for 7 years, and with fine of 5,000 rupees.CognizableBailableTriable by Any Magistrate.


section_number: 296
section_name: Obscene acts and songs.
explanation: Whoever, to the annoyance of others,does any obscene act in any public place; orsings, recites or utters any obscene song, ballad or words, in or near any public place, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three months, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both.
BNSSClassificationImprisonment for 3 months, or fine of 1,000 rupees, or both.CognizableBailableTriable by Any Magistrate.


section_number: 297
section_name: Keeping lottery office.
explanation: This section prohibits the operation or maintenance of a lottery office, aiming to curb illegal gambling activities that can negatively impact public morals and economic stability.