Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
Chapter 15
Offences affecting the Public Health, Safety, Convenience, Decency & Morals
Chapter 15 Overview
This chapter of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita focuses on Offences affecting the Public Health, Safety, Convenience, Decency & Morals. It contains 28 sections that provide detailed legal provisions, definitions, procedures, and regulations related to this specific area of law.
Each section within this chapter addresses specific aspects of Offences affecting the Public Health, Safety, Convenience, Decency & Morals, providing clarity on legal requirements, obligations, rights, and procedures. These provisions are designed to ensure proper implementation and understanding of the law in this domain.
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Section 270
Public nuisance.
Section 271
Negligent act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life.
Section 272
Malignant act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life.
Section 273
Disobedience to quarantine rule.
Section 274
Adulteration of food or drink intended for sale.
Section 275
Sale of noxious food or drink.
Section 276
Adulteration of drugs.
Section 277
Sale of adulterated drugs.
Section 278
Sale of drug as a different drug or preparation.
Section 279
Fouling water of public spring or reservoir.
Section 280
Making atmosphere noxious to health.
Section 281
Rash driving or riding on a public way.
Section 282
Rash navigation of vessel
Section 283
Exhibition of false light, mark or buoy.
Section 284
Conveying person by water for hire in unsafe or overloaded vessel.
Section 285
Danger or obstruction in public way or line of navigation.
Section 286
Negligent conduct with respect to poisonous substance.
Section 287
Negligent conduct with respect to fire or combustible matter.
Section 288
Negligent conduct with respect to explosive substance.
Section 289
Negligent conduct with respect to machinery.
Section 290
Negligent conduct with respect to pulling down, repairing or constructing buildings, etc.
Section 291
Negligent conduct with respect to animal.
Section 292
Punishment for public nuisance in cases not otherwise provided for.
Section 293
Continuance of nuisance after injunction to discontinue.
Section 294
Sale, etc., of obscene books, etc.
Section 295
Sale, etc., of obscene objects to child.
Section 296
Obscene acts and songs.
Section 297
Keeping lottery office.