BNS / Chapter XV
CHAPTER XV · SECTIONS 270–297
Of Offences Affecting The Public Health, Safety, Convenience, Decency And Morals
Explore BNS Chapter 15, covering sections 270–297 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. Open a section to read its statutory text and official source.
§ 270BNS Section 270 — Public nuisance§ 271BNS Section 271 — Negligent act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life§ 272BNS Section 272 — Malignant act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life§ 273BNS Section 273 — Disobedience to quarantine rule§ 274BNS Section 274 — Adulteration of food or drink intended for sale§ 275BNS Section 275 — Sale of noxious food or drink§ 276BNS Section 276 — Adulteration of drugs§ 277BNS Section 277 — Sale of adulterated drugs§ 278BNS Section 278 — Sale of drug as a different drug or preparation§ 279BNS Section 279 — Fouling water of public spring or reservoir§ 280BNS Section 280 — Making atmosphere noxious to health§ 281BNS Section 281 — Rash driving or riding on a public way§ 282BNS Section 282 — Rash navigation of vessel§ 283BNS Section 283 — Exhibition of false light, mark or buoy§ 284BNS Section 284 — Conveying person by water for hire in unsafe or overloaded vessel§ 285BNS Section 285 — Danger or obstruction in public way or line of navigation§ 286BNS Section 286 — Negligent conduct with respect to poisonous substance§ 287BNS Section 287 — Negligent conduct with respect to fire or combustible matter§ 288BNS Section 288 — Negligent conduct with respect to explosive substance§ 289BNS Section 289 — Negligent conduct with respect to machinery§ 290BNS Section 290 — Negligent conduct with respect to pulling down, repairing or constructing buildings, etc§ 291BNS Section 291 — Negligent conduct with respect to animal§ 292BNS Section 292 — Punishment for public nuisance in cases not otherwise provided for§ 293BNS Section 293 — Continuance of nuisance after injunction to discontinue§ 294BNS Section 294 — Sale, etc., of obscene books, etc§ 295BNS Section 295 — Sale, etc., of obscene objects to child§ 296BNS Section 296 — Obscene acts and songs§ 297BNS Section 297 — Keeping lottery office
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