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Section 268 - Indian Penal Code, 1860
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, danger or annoyance to persons who may have occasion to use any public right.
A common nuisance is not excused on the ground that it causes some convenience or advantage.
Related Sections
- Section 190: Threat of injury to induce person to refrain from applying for protection to public servant
- Section 402: Assembling for purpose of committing dacoity
- Section 218: Public servant framing incorrect record or writing with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture
- Section 265: Fraudulent use of false weight or measure
- Section 413: Habitually dealing in stolen property
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