BNS Section 292 — Punishment for public nuisance in cases not otherwise provided for
Section 292 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 addresses “Punishment for public nuisance in cases not otherwise provided for”. Read the provision below with its qualifications, exceptions and chapter context; the official source is linked alongside it.
292. Punishment for public nuisance in cases not otherwise provided for.—Whoever commits a public nuisance in any case not otherwise punishable by this Sanhita shall be punished with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees. ¶
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