Indian Penal Code
(IPC)
Chapter 14: Of Offences affecting the Public Health, Safety, Convenience, Decency and Morals
- Section 268
Public nuisance.
- Section 269
Negligent act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life.
- Section 270
Malignant act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life.
- Section 271
Disobedience to quarantine rule.
- Section 272
Adulteration of food or drink intended for sale.
- Section 273
Sale of noxious food or drink.
- Section 274
Adulteration of drugs.
- Section 275
Sale of adulterated drugs.
- Section 276
Sale of drug as a different drug or preparation.
- Section 277
Fouling water of public spring or reservoir.
- Section 278
Making atmosphere noxious to health.
- Section 279
Rash driving or riding on a public way.
- Section 280
Rash navigation of vessel.
- Section 281
Exhibition of false light, mark or buoy.
- Section 282
Conveying person by water for hire in unsafe or overloaded vessel.
- Section 283
Danger or obstruction in public way or line of navigation.
- Section 284
Negligent conduct with respect to poisonous substance.
- Section 285
Negligent conduct with respect to fire or combustible matter.
- Section 286
Negligent conduct with respect to explosive substance.
- Section 287
Negligent conduct with respect to machinery.
- Section 288
Negligent conduct with respect to pulling down or repairing buildings.
- Section 289
Negligent conduct with respect to animal.
- Section 290
Punishment for public nuisance in cases not otherwise provided for.
- Section 291
Continuance of nuisance after injunction to discontinue.
- Section 292
Sale, etc., of obscene books, etc.
- Section 293
Sale, etc., of obscene objects to young person.
- Section 294
Obscene acts and songs.
- Section 294A
294A. Keeping lottery office.
