LawgistThe Indian Penal Code
268Public nuisance
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.
A common nuisance is not excused on the ground that it causes some convenience or advantage.
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OF OFFENCES AFFECTING THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, CONVENIENCE, DECENCYAND MORALS
- 268 Public nuisance
- 269 Negligent act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life
- 270 Malignant act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life
- 271 Disobedience to quarantine rule
- 272 Adulteration of food or drink intended for sale
- 273 Sale of noxious food or drink
- 274 Adulteration of drugs
- 275 Sale of adulterated drugs
- 276 Sale of drug as a different drug or preparation
- 277 Fouling water of public spring or reservoir
- 278 Making atmosphere noxious to health
- 279 Rash driving or riding on a public way
- 280 Rash navigation of vessel
- 281 Exhibition of false light, mark or buoy
- 282 Conveying person by water for hire in unsafe or overloaded vessel
- 283 Danger or obstruction in public way or line of navigation
- 284 Negligent conduct with respect to poisonous substance
- 285 Negligent conduct with respect to fire or combustible matter
- 286 Negligent conduct with respect to explosive substance
- 287 Negligent conduct with respect to machinery
- 288 Negligent conduct with respect to pulling down or repairing buildings
- 289 Negligent conduct with respect to animal
- 290 Punishment for public nuisance in cases not otherwise provided for
- 291 Continuance of nuisance after injunction to discontinue
- 292 Sale, etc., of obscene books, etc
- 293 Sale, etc., of obscene objects to young person
- 294 Obscene acts and songs
- 294A Keeping lottery office
