BNS Section 279 — Fouling water of public spring or reservoir
Section 279 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 addresses “Fouling water of public spring or reservoir”. Read the provision below with its qualifications, exceptions and chapter context; the official source is linked alongside it.
279. Fouling water of public spring or reservoir.—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. ¶
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