BNS Section 355 — Misconduct in public by a drunken person
Section 355 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 addresses “Misconduct in public by a drunken person”. Read the provision below with its qualifications, exceptions and chapter context; the official source is linked alongside it.
355. Misconduct in public by a drunken person.—Whoever, in a state of intoxication, appears in any public place, or in any place which it is a trespass in him to enter, and there conducts himself in such a manner as to cause annoyance to any person, shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to twenty-four hours, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both or with community service. ¶
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