Author: Nipun Khanna

  273. Sale of noxious food or drink Whoever sells, or offers or exposes for sale, as food or drink, any article which has been rendered or has become noxious, or is in a state unfit for food or drink, knowing or having reason to believe that the same is noxious as food or drink, shall … Continue reading “273. Sale of noxious food or drink – Indian Penal Code, 1860”

  272. Adulteration of food or drink intended for sale Whoever adulterates any article of food or drink, so as to make such article noxious as food or drink, intending to sell such article as food or drink, or knowing it to be likely that the same will be sold as food or drink, shall … Continue reading “272. Adulteration of food or drink intended for sale – Indian Penal Code, 1860”

  271. Disobedience to quarantine rule Whoever knowingly disobeys any rule made and promulgated 134[by the 135[***]Government 136[***] for putting any vessel into a state of quarantine, or for regulating the intercourse of vessels in a state of quarantine with the shore or with other vessels, or for regulating the intercourse between places where an infectious disease prevails … Continue reading “271. Disobedience to quarantine rule – Indian Penal Code, 1860”

  270. Malignant act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life Whoever malignantly does any act which is, and which he knows or has reason to believe to be, likely to spread the infection of any disease dangerous to life, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may … Continue reading “270. Malignant act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life – Indian Penal Code, 1860”

  269. Negligent act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life Whoever unlawfully or negligently does any act which is, and which he knows or has reason to believe to be, likely to spread the infection of any disease dangerous to life, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term … Continue reading “269. Negligent act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life – Indian Penal Code, 1860”

  268. Public nuisance A person is guilty of a public nuisance who does any act or is guilty of an illegal omission which causes any common injury, danger or annoyance to the public or to the people in general who dwell or occupy property in the vicinity, or which must necessarily cause injury, obstruction, … Continue reading “268. Public nuisance – Indian Penal Code, 1860”

  267. Making or selling false weight or measure Whoever makes, sells or disposes of any instrument for weighing, or any weight, or any measure of length or capacity which he knows to be false, in order that the same may be used as true, or knowing that the same is likely to be used … Continue reading “267. Making or selling false weight or measure Indian Penal Code, 1860”

  266. Being in possession of false weight or measure Whoever is in possession of any instrument for weighing, or of any weight, or of any measure of length or capacity, which he knows to be false, 133[***] intending that the same may be fraudulently used, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a … Continue reading “266. Being in possession of false weight or measure – Indian Penal Code, 1860”

265. Fraudulent use of false weight or measure Whoever fraudulently uses any false weight or false measure of length or capacity, or fraudulently uses any weight or any measure of length or capacity as a different weight or measure from what it is, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which … Continue reading “265. Fraudulent use of false weight or measure – Indian Penal Code, 1860”

  264. Fraudulent use of false instrument for weighing Whoever fraudulently uses any instrument for weighing which he knows to be false, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both.