BNS Section 280 — Making atmosphere noxious to health
Section 280 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 addresses “Making atmosphere noxious to health”. Read the provision below with its qualifications, exceptions and chapter context; the official source is linked alongside it.
280. Making atmosphere noxious to health.—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. ¶
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