Category: IPC

  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.

  263. Erasure of mark denoting that stamp has been used Whoever, fraudulently or with intent to cause loss to Government, erases or removes from a stamp issued by the Government for the purpose of revenue, any mark, put or impressed upon such stamp for the purpose of denoting that the same has been used, … Continue reading “263. Erasure of mark denoting that stamp has been used – Indian Penal Code, 1860”

  262. Using Government stamp known to have been before used Whoever, fraudulently or with intent to cause loss to the Government, uses for any purpose a stamp issued by Government for the purpose of revenue, which he knows to have been before used, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term … Continue reading “262. Using Government stamp known to have been before used – Indian Penal Code, 1860”