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195 | Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of offence punishable with imprisonment for life or imprisonment | Content: 195. Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of offence punishable with imprisonment for life or imprisonment Whoever gives or fabricates false evidence intending thereby to cause, or knowing it to be likely that he will thereby cause, any person to be convicted of an offence which 102 [by the law for the time being in force in 103 [India]] is not capital, but punishable with 104 [imprisonment for life], or imprisonment for a term of seven years or upwards, shall be punished as a person convicted of that offence would be liable to be punished. Illustration A gives false evidence before a Court of Justice, intending thereby to cause Z to be convicted of a dacoity. The punishment of dacoity is 104 [imprisonment for life], or rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to ten years, with or without fine. A, therefore, is liable to 105 [imprisonment for life] or imprisonment, with or without fine. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
196 | Using evidence known to be false | Content: 196. Using evidence known to be false Whoever corruptly uses or attempts to use as true or genuine evidence any evidence which he knows to be false or fabricated, shall be punished in the same manner as if he gave or fabricated false evidence. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
197 | Issuing or signing false certificate | Content: 197. Issuing or signing false certificate Whoever issues or signs any certificate required by law to be given or signed, or relating to any fact of which such certificate is by law admissible in evidence, knowing or believing that such certificate is false in any material point, shall be punished in the same manner as if he gave false evidence. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
198 | Using as true a certificate known to be false | Content: 198. Using as true a certificate known to be false Whoever corruptly uses or attempts to use any such certificate as a true certificate, knowing the same to be false in any material point, shall be punished in the same manner as if he gave false evidence. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
199 | False statement made in declaration which is by law receivable as evidence | Content: 199. False statement made in declaration which is by law receivable as evidence Whoever, in any declaration made or subscribed by him, which declaration any Court of Justice, or any public servant or other person, is bound or authorized by law to receive as evidence of any fact, makes any statement which is false, and which he either knows or believes to be false or does not believe to be true, touching any point material to the object for which the declaration is made or used, shall be punished in the same manner as if he gave false evidence. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
200 | Using as true such declaration knowing it to be false | Content: 200. Using as true such declaration knowing it to be false Whoever corruptly uses or attempts to use as true any such declaration, knowing the same to be false in any material point, shall be punished in the same manner as if he gave false evidence. Explanation- A declaration which is inadmissible merely upon the ground of some informality, is a declaration within the meaning of sections 199 to 200. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
201 | Causing disappearance of evidence of offence, or giving false information to screen offender | Content: 201. Causing disappearance of evidence of offence, or giving false information to screen offender Whoever, knowing or having reason to believe that an offence has been committed, causes any evidence of the commission of that offence to disappear, with the intention of screening the offender from legal punishment, or with that intention gives any information respecting the offence which he knows or believes to be false; if a capital offence- shall, if the offence which he knows or believes to have been committed is punishable with death, be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine; if punishable with imprisonment for life- and if the offence is punishable with 104 [imprisonment for life], or with imprisonment which may extend to ten years, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, and shall also be liable to fine; if punishable with less than ten years' imprisonment- and if the offence is punishable with imprisonment for any term not extending to ten years, shall be punished with imprisonment of the description provided for the offence, for a term which may extend to one -fourth part of the longest term of the imprisonment provided for the offence, or with fine, or with both. Illustration A, knowing that B has murdered Z, assists B to hide the body with the intention of screening B from punishment. A is liable to imprisonment of either description for seven years, and also to fine. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
202 | Intentional omission to give information of offence by person bound to inform | Content: 202. Intentional omission to give information of offence by person bound to inform Whoever, knowing or having reason to believe that an offence has been committed, intentionally omits to give any information respecting that offence which he is legally bound to give, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine, or with both. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
203 | Giving false information respecting an offence committed | Content: 203. Giving false information respecting an offence committed Whoever knowing or having reason to believe that an offence has been committed, gives any information respecting that offence which he knows or believes to be false, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both. 106 [ Explanation- In sections 201 and 202 and in this section the word "offence", includes any act committed at any place out of 107 [India], which, if committed in 107 [India], would be punishable under any of the following sections, namely, 302, 304, 382, 392, 393, 394, 395, 396, 397, 398, 399, 402, 435, 436, 449, 450, 457, 458, 459 and 460.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
204 | Destruction of document to prevent its production as evidence | Content: 204. Destruction of document to prevent its production as evidence Whoever secretes or destroys any document which he may be lawfully compelled to produce as evidence in a Court of Justice, or in any proceeding lawfully held before a public servant, as such, or obligates or renders illegible the whole or any part of such document with the intention of prevention the same from being produced or used as evidence before such Court or public servant as aforesaid, or after he shall have been lawfully summoned or required to produce the same for that purpose, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
205 | False personation for purpose of act or proceeding in suit or prosecution | Content: 205. False personation for purpose of act or proceeding in suit or prosecution Whoever falsely personates another, and in such assumed character makes any admission or statement, or confesses judgment, or causes any process to be issued or becomes bail or security, or does any other act in any suit or criminal prosecution, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
206 | Fraudulent removal or concealment of property to prevent its seizure as forfeited or in execution | Content: 206. Fraudulent removal or concealment of property to prevent its seizure as forfeited or in execution Whoever fraudulently removes, conceals, transfers or delivers to any person any property or any interest therein, intending thereby to prevent that property or interest there in from being taken as a forfeiture or in satisfaction of a fine, under a sentence which has been pronounced, or which he knows to be likely to be pronounced, by a Court of Justice or other competent authority, or from being taken in execution of a decree or order which has been made, or which he knows to be likely to be made by a Court of Justice in a civil suit, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
207 | Fraudulent claim to property to prevent its seizure as forfeited or in execution | Content: 207. Fraudulent claim to property to prevent its seizure as forfeited or in execution Whoever fraudulently accepts, receives or claims any property or any interest therein, knowing that he has no right or rightful claim to such property or interest, or practices any deception touching any right to any property or any interest therein, intending thereby to prevent that property or interest therein from being taken as a forfeiture or in satisfaction of a fine, under a sentence which has been pronounced, or which he knows to be likely to be pronounced by a Court of Justice or other competent authority, or from being taken in execution of a decree or order which has been made, or which he knows to be likely to be made by a Court of Justice in a civil suit, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
208 | Fraudulently suffering decree for sum not due | Content: 208. Fraudulently suffering decree for sum not due Whoever fraudulently causes or suffers a decree or order to be passed against him at the suit of any person for a sum not due or for a larger sum that is due to such person or for any property or interest in property to which such person is not entitled, or fraudulently causes or suffers a decree or order to be executed against him after it has been satisfied, or for anything in respect of which it has been satisfied, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both. Illustration A institutes a suit against Z. Z knowing that A is likely to obtain a decree against him, fraudulently suffers a judgment to pass against him for a larger amount at the suit of B, who has no just claim against him, in order that B, either on his own account or for the benefit of Z, may share in the proceeds of any sale of Z's property which may be made under A's decree. Z has committed an offence under this section. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
209 | Dishonestly making false claim in Court | Content: 209. Dishonestly making false claim in Court Whoever fraudulently or dishonestly, or with intent to injure or annoy any person, makes in a Court of Justice any claim which he knows to be false, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, and shall also be liable to fine. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
210 | Fraudulently obtaining decree for sum not due | Content: 210. Fraudulently obtaining decree for sum not due Whoever fraudulently obtains a decree or order against any person for a sum not due or for a larger sum than is due, or for any property or interest in property to which he is not entitled, or fraudulently causes a decree or order to be executed against any person after it has been satisfied or for anything in respect of which it has been satisfied, or fraudulently suffers or permits any such act to be done in his name, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
211 | False charge of offence made with intent to injure | Content: 211. False charge of offence made with intent to injure Whoever, with intent to cause injury to any person, institutes or causes to be instituted any criminal proceeding against that person, or falsely charges any person with having committed an offence, knowing that there is no just or lawful ground for such proceeding or charge against that person, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both; and if such criminal proceeding be instituted on a false charge of an offence punishable with death, 104 [imprisonment for life], or imprisonment for seven years or upwards, shall be punishable with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
212 | Harboring offender | Content: 212. Harboring offender Whenever an offence has been committed, whoever harbors or conceals a person whom he knows or has reason to believe to be the offender, with the intention of screening him from legal punishment; if a capital offence- shall, if the offence is punishable with death, be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to five years, and shall also be liable to fine; if punishable with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment- and if the offence is punishable with 104 [imprisonment for life], or with imprisonment which may extend to ten years, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, and shall also be liable to fine; and if the offence is punishable with imprisonment which may extend to one year, and not to ten years, shall be punished with imprisonment of the description provided for the offence for a term which may extend to one-fourth part of the longest term of imprisonment provided for the offence, or with fine, or with both. 108 ["Offence" in this section includes any act committed at any place out of 109 [India], which, if committed in 109 [India], would be punishable under any of the following sections, namely, 302, 304, 382, 392, 393, 394, 395, 396, 397, 398, 399, 402, 435, 436, 449, 450, 457, 458, 459 and 460; and every such act shall, for the purposes of this section, be deemed to be punishable as if the accused person had been guilty of it in 3 [India].] Exception- This provision shall not extend to any case in which the harbor or concealment is by the husband or wife of the offender. Illustration A, knowing that B has committed dacoity, knowingly conceals B in order to screen him from legal punishment. Here, as B is liable to 104 [imprisonment for life], A is liable to imprisonment of either description for a term not exceeding three years, and is also liable to fine. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
213 | Taking gift, etc., to screen an offender from punishment | Content: 213. Taking gift, etc., to screen an offender from punishment whoever accepts or attempts to obtain, or agrees to accept, any gratification for himself or any other person, or any restitution of property to himself or any other person, in consideration of his concealing an offence or of his screening any person from legal punishment for any offence, or of his not proceeding against any person for the purpose of bringing him to legal punishment, if a capital offence- shall, if the offence is punishable with death, be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine; if punishable with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment- and if the offence is punishable with 104 [imprisonment for life], or with imprisonment which may extend to ten years, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, and shall also be liable to fine; and if the offence is punishable with 104 [imprisonment not extending to ten], or with years, shall be punished with imprisonment of the description provided for the offence for a term which may extend to one-fourth part of the longest term of imprisonment provided for the offence, or with fine, or with both. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
214 | Offering gift or restoration of property in consideration of screening offender | Content: 214. Offering gift or restoration of property in consideration of screening offender Whoever gives or causes, or offers or agrees to give or cause, any gratification to any person, or 110 [restores or causes the restoration of] any property to any person, in consideration of that person's concealing an offence, or of his screening any person from legal punishment for any offence, or of his not proceeding against any person for the purpose of bringing him to legal punishment; if a capital offence- shall, if the offence is punishable with death, be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine; if punishable with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment- and if the offence is punishable with 104 [imprisonment for life], or with imprisonment which may extend to ten years, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, and shall also be liable to fine; and if the offence is punishable with imprisonment not extending to ten years, shall be punished with imprisonment of the description provided for the offence for a term which may extend to one-fourth part of the longest term of imprisonment provided for the offence, or with fine, or with both. 111 [ Exception- The provisions of sections 213 and 214 do not extend to any case in which the offence may lawfully be compounded.] 112 [***] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
215 | Taking gift to help to recover stolen property, etc | Content: 215. Taking gift to help to recover stolen property, etc Whoever takes or agrees or consents to take any gratification under pretence or on account of helping any person to recover any movable property of which he shall have been deprived by any offence punishable under this Code, shall, unless he uses all means in his power to cause the offender to be apprehended and convicted of the offence, be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
216 | Harboring offender who has escaped from custody or whose apprehension has been ordered | Content: 216. Harboring offender who has escaped from custody or whose apprehension has been ordered Whenever any person convicted of or charged with an offence, being in lawful custody for that offence, escapes from such custody; or whenever a public servant, in the exercise of the lawful powers of such public servant, orders a certain person to be apprehended for an offence, whoever, knowing of such escape or order for apprehension, harbors of conceals that person which the intention of preventing him from being apprehended, shall be punished in the manner following that is to say:- if a capital offence- if the offence for which the person was in custody or is ordered to be apprehended is punishable with death, he shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine; if punishable with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment- if the offence is punishable with 104 [imprisonment for life], or imprisonment for ten years, he shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, with or without. fine; and if the offence is punishable with imprisonment which may extend to one year and not to ten years, he shall be punished with imprisonment of the description provided for the offence for a term which may extend to one-fourth part of the longest term of the imprisonment provided for such offence, or with fine, or with both. 113 ["Offence" in this section includes also any act or omission of which a person is alleged to have been guilty out of 109 [India], which, if he had been guilty of it in 109 [India], would have been punishable as an offence, and for which he is, under any law relating to extradition, 114 [***] or otherwise, liable to be apprehended or detained in custody in 109 [India]; and every such act or omission shall, for the purposes of this section, be deemed to be punishable as if the accused person had been guilty of it in 109 [India].] Exception- This provision does not extend to the case in which the harbor or concealment is by the husband or wife of the person to be apprehended. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
216 | Penalty for harboring robbers or dacoits | Content: 108 [216A. Penalty for harboring robbers or dacoits Whoever, knowing or having reason to believe that any persons are about to commit or have recently committed robbery or dacoity, harbors them or any of them, with the intention of facilitating the commission of such robbery or dacoity or of screening them or any of them from punishment, shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine. Explanation- For the purposes of this section it is immaterial whether the robbery or dacoity is intended to be committed, or has been committed, within or without 109 [India]. Exception- This provision does not extend to the case in which the harbor is by the husband or wife of the offender.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
217 | Public servant disobeying direction of law with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture | Content: 217. Public servant disobeying direction of law with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture Whoever, being a public servant, knowingly disobeys any direction of the law as to the way in which he is to conduct himself as such public servant, intending thereby to save, or knowing it to be likely that he will thereby save, any person from legal punishment, or subject him to a less punishment than that to which he is liable, or with intent to save, or knowing that he is likely thereby to save, any property from forfeiture or any charge to which it is liable by law, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
218 | Public servant framing incorrect record or writing with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture | Content: 218. Public servant framing incorrect record or writing with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture Whoever, being a public servant, and being as such public servant, charged with the preparation of any record or other writing, frames that record or writing in a manner which he knows to be incorrect, with intent to cause, or knowing it to be likely that he will thereby cause, loss or injury to the public or to any person, or with intent thereby to save, or knowing it to be likely that he will thereby save, any person from legal punishment, or with intent to save, or knowing that he is likely thereby to save, any property from forfeiture or other charge to which it is liable by law, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
219 | Public servant in judicial proceeding corruptly making report, etc., contrary to law | Content: 219. Public servant in judicial proceeding corruptly making report, etc., contrary to law Whoever, being a public servant, corruptly or maliciously makes or pronounces in any stage of a judicial proceeding, any report, order, verdict, or decision which he knows to be contrary to law, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, or with fine, or with both. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
220 | Commitment for trial or confinement by person having authority who knows that he is acting contrary to law | Content: 220. Commitment for trial or confinement by person having authority who knows that he is acting contrary to law Whoever, being in any office which gives him legal authority to commit persons for trial or to commitment, or to keep persons in confinement, corruptly or maliciously commits any person for trial or to confinement, or keeps any person in confinement, in the exercise of that authority knowing that in so doing he is acting contrary to law, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, or with fine, or with both. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
221 | Intentional omission to apprehend on the part of public servant bound to apprehend | Content: 221. Intentional omission to apprehend on the part of public servant bound to apprehend Whoever, being a public servant, legally bound as such public servant to apprehend or to keep in confinement any person charged with or liable to apprehended for an offence, intentionally omits to apprehend such person, or intentionally suffers such person to escape, or intentionally aids such person in escaping or attempting to escape from such confinement, shall be punished as follows, that is to say:- with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, with or without fine, if the person in confinement, or who ought to have been apprehended, was charged with, or liable to be apprehended for, an offence punishable with death; or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, with or without fine, if the person in confinement, or who ought to have been apprehended, was charged with, or liable to be apprehended for, an offence punishable with 104 [imprisonment for life] or imprisonment for a term which may extend to ten years; or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, with or without fine, if the person in confinement, or who ought to have been apprehended, was charged with, or liable to be apprehended for, an offence punishable with imprisonment for a term less than ten years. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
222 | Intentional omission to apprehend on the part of public servant bound to apprehend person under sentence or lawfully committed | Content: 222. Intentional omission to apprehend on the part of public servant bound to apprehend person under sentence or lawfully committed Whoever, being a public servant, legally bound as such public servant to apprehend or to keep in confinement any person under sentence of a Court of Justice for any offence 115 [or lawfully committed to custody], intentionally omits to apprehend such person, or intentionally suffers such person to escape or intentionally aids such person in escaping or attempting to escape from such confinement, shall be punished as follows, that is to say:- with 104 [imprisonment for life] or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to fourteen years, with or without fine, if the person in confinement, or who out to have been apprehended, is under sentence of death; or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, with or without fine, if the person in confinement or who ought to have been apprehended, is subject, by a sentence of a Court of Justice, or by virtue of a commutation of such sentence, to 104 [imprisonment for life] 116 [***] 117 [***] 118 [***] 119 [***] or imprisonment for a term of ten years up- upwards; or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both, if the person in confinement, or who ought to have been apprehended is subject, by a sentence of a Court of Justice, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding to ten years 120 [or if the person was lawfully committed to custody]. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
223 | Escape from confinement or custody negligently suffered by public servant | Content: 223. Escape from confinement or custody negligently suffered by public servant Whoever, being a public servant legally bound as such public servant to keep in confinement any person charged with or convicted of any offence 120 [or lawfully committed to custody], negligently suffers such person to escape from confinement, shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
224 | Resistance or obstruction by a person to his lawful apprehension | Content: 224. Resistance or obstruction by a person to his lawful apprehension Whoever intentionally offers any resistance or illegal obstruction to the lawful apprehension of himself for any offence with which he is charged or of which he has been convicted, or escapes or attempts to escape from any custody in which he is lawfully detained for any such offence, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both. Explanation- The punishment in this section is in addition to the punishment for which the person to be apprehended or detained in custody was liable for the offence with which he was charged, or of which he was convicted. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
225 | Resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension of another person | Content: 225. Resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension of another person Whoever intentionally offers any resistance or illegal obstruction to the lawful apprehension of any other person for an offence, or rescues or attempts to rescue any other person from any custody in which that person is lawfully detained for an offence, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both; or, if the person to be apprehended, or the person rescued or attempted to be rescued, is charged with or liable to be apprehended for an offence punishable with 104 [imprisonment for life] or imprisonment for a term which may extend to ten years, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, and shall also be liable to fine; or, if the person to be apprehended, or the person attempted to be rescued, is charged with or liable to be apprehended for an offence punishable with death, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine; or, if the person to be apprehended or rescued, or attempted to be rescued, is liable under the sentence of a Court of Justice, or by virtue of a commutation of such a sentence, to 104 [imprisonment for life] 117 [***] 118 [***] 121 [***] or imprisonment, for a term of ten years or upwards, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine; or, if the person to be apprehended or rescued, or attempted to be rescued, is under sentence of death, shall be punished with 104 [imprisonment for life] or imprisonment of either description for a term not exceeding ten years, and shall also be liable to fine. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
225 | Omission to apprehend, or sufferance of escape, on part of public servant, in cases not otherwise, provided for | Content: 122 [225A. Omission to apprehend, or sufferance of escape, on part of public servant, in cases not otherwise, provided for Whoever, being a public servant legally bound as such public servant to apprehend, or to keep in confinement, any person in any case not provided for in section 221, section 222 or section 223, or in any other law for the time being in force, omits to apprehend that person or suffers him to escape from confinement, shall be punished- (a) if he does so intentionally, with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both; and (b) if he does so negligently, with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
225 | Resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension, or escape or rescue in cases not otherwise provided for | Content: 225B. Resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension, or escape or rescue in cases not otherwise provided for Whoever, in any case not provided for in section 224 or section 225 or in any other law for the time being in force, intentionally offers any resistance or illegal obstruction to the lawful apprehension of himself or of any other person, or escapes or attempts to escape from any custody in which he is lawfully detained, or rescues or attempts to rescue any other person from any custody in which that person is lawfully detained, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine, or with both.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
227 | Violation of condition of remission of punishment | Content: 227. Violation of condition of remission of punishment Whoever, having accepted any conditional remission of punishment, knowingly violates any condition on which such remission was granted, shall be punished with the punishment to which he was originally sentenced, if he has already suffered no part of that punishment, and if he has suffered any part of that punishment, then with so much of that punishment as he has not already suffered. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
228 | Intentional insult or interruption to public servant sitting in judicial proceeding | Content: 228. Intentional insult or interruption to public servant sitting in judicial proceeding Whoever intentionally offers any insult, or causes any interruption to any public servant, while such public servant is sitting in any stage of a judicial proceeding, shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
228 | Disclosure of identity of the victim of certain offences etc | Content: 123 [228A. Disclosure of identity of the victim of certain offences etc (1) Whoever prints or publishes the name or any matter which may make known the identity of any person against whom an offence under section 376, section 376A, section 376B, section 376C or section 376D is alleged or found to have been committed (hereafter in this section referred to as the victim) shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years and shall also be liable to fine. (2) Nothing in sub-section (1) extends to any printing or publication of the name or any matter which may make known the identity of the victim if such printing or publication is- (a) by or under the order in writing of the officer-in-charge of the police station or the police officer making the investigation into such offence acting in good faith for the purposes of such investigation; or (b) by, or with the authorization in writing of, the victim; or (c) where the victim is dead or minor or of unsound mind, by, or with the authorization in writing of, the next of kin of the victim: Provided that no such authorization shall be given by the next of kin to anybody other than the chairman or the secretary, by whatever name called, of any recognized welfare institution or organization. Explanation- For the purposes of this sub-section, "recognized welfare institution or organization" means a social welfare institution or organization recognized in this behalf by the Central or State Government. (3) Whoever prints or publishes any matter in relation to any proceeding before a court with respect to an offence referred to in sub-section (1) without the previous permission of such court shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years and shall also be liable to fine. Explanation- The printing or publication of the judgment of any High Court or the Supreme Court does not amount to an offence within the meaning of this section.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
229 | Personation of a juror or assessor | Content: 229. Personation of a juror or assessor Whoever, by personation or otherwise, shall intentionally cause, or knowingly suffer himself to be returned, empanelled or sworn as a juryman or assessor in any case in which he knows that he is not entitled by law to be so returned, empanelled or sworn, or knowing himself to have been so returned, empanelled or sworn contrary to law, shall voluntarily serve on such jury or as such assessor, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
230 | Coin defined | Content: 230. "Coin" defined 124 [Coin is metal used for the time being as money, and stamped and issued by the authority of some State or Sovereign Power in order to be so used.] Indian coin- 125 [Indian coin is metal stamped and issued by the authority of the Government of India in order to be used as money; and metal which has been so stamped and issued shall continue to be Indian coin for the purposes of this Chapter, notwithstanding that it nay have ceased to be used as money.] Illustrations (a) Cowries are not coin. (b) Lumps of unstamped copper, though used as money, are not coin. (c) Medals are not coin, in as much as they are not intended to be used as money. (d) The coin denominated as the Company's rupee is 126 [Indian coin]. 127 [(c) The "Farukhabad rupee" which was formerly used as money under the authority of the Government of India is 126 [Indian coin] although it is no longer so used]. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
231 | Counterfeiting coin | Content: 231. Counterfeiting coin Whoever counterfeits or knowingly performs any part of the process of counterfeiting coin, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which nay extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine. Explanation- A person commits this offence who intending to practice deception, or knowing it to be likely that deception will thereby be practiced, causes a genuine coin to appear like a different coin. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
232 | Counterfeiting Indian coin | Content: 232. Counterfeiting Indian coin Whoever counterfeits, or knowingly performs any part of the process of counterfeiting 126 [Indian coin], shall be punished with 104 [imprisonment for life], or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
233 | Making or selling instrument for counterfeiting coin | Content: 233. Making or selling instrument for counterfeiting coin Whoever makes or mends, or performs any part of the process of making or mending, or buys, sells or disposes of, any die or instrument, for the purpose of being used, or knowing or having reason to believe that it is intended to be used, for the purpose of counterfeiting coin, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, and shall also be liable to fine. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
234 | Making or selling instrument for counterfeiting Indian coin | Content: 234. Making or selling instrument for counterfeiting Indian coin Whoever makes or mends, or performs any part of the process of making or mending, or buys, sells or disposes of, any die or instrument, for the purpose of being used, or knowing or having reason to believe that it is intended to be used, for the purpose of counterfeiting 126 [Indian coin], shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
235 | Possession of instrument, or material for the purpose of using the same for counterfeiting coin | Content: 235. Possession of instrument, or material for the purpose of using the same for counterfeiting coin Whoever is in possession of any instrument or material, for the purpose of using the same for counterfeiting coin, or knowing or having reason to believe that the same is intended to be used for that purpose, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, and shall also be liable to fine; if Indian coin- and if the coin to be counterfeited is 128 [Indian coin], shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
236 | Abetting in India the counterfeiting out of India of coin | Content: 236. Abetting in India the counterfeiting out of India of coin Whoever, being within 128 [India], abets the counterfeiting of coin out of 128 [India], shall be punished in the same manner as if he abetted the counterfeiting of such coin within 128 [India]. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
237 | Import or export of counterfeit coin | Content: 237. Import or export of counterfeit coin Whoever imports into 128 [India], or exports there from, any counterfeit coin, knowing or having reason to believe that the same is counterfeit, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, and shall also be liable to fine. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
238 | Import or export of counterfeits of the India coin | Content: 238. Import or export of counterfeits of the India coin Whoever imports into 128[India], or exports there from, any counterfeit coin, which he knows or has reason to believe to be a counterfeit of 129 [Indian coin], shall be punished with imprisonment with 188 [imprisonment for life], or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
239 | Delivery of coin, possessed with knowledge that it is counterfeit | Content: 239. Delivery of coin, possessed with knowledge that it is counterfeit Whoever, having any counterfeit coin, which at the time when he became possessed of it knew to be counterfeit, fraudulently or with intent that fraud may be committed, delivers the same to any person, or attempts to induce any person to receive it shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to five years, and shall also be liable to fine. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
240 | Delivery of Indian coin, possessed with knowledge that it is counterfeit | Content: 240. Delivery of Indian coin, possessed with knowledge that it is counterfeit Whoever, having. any counterfeit coin which is a counterfeit of 129 [Indian coin], and which, at the time when he became possessed of it, he knew to be a counterfeit of 128 [Indian coin], fraudulently or with intent that fraud may be committed, delivers the same to any person, or attempts to induce any person to receive it shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
241 | Delivery of coin as genuine, which, when first possessed, the deliverer did not know to be counterfeit | Content: 241. Delivery of coin as genuine, which, when first possessed, the deliverer did not know to be counterfeit Whoever delivers to any other person as genuine, or attempts to induce any other person to receive as genuine, any counterfeit coin which he knows to be counterfeit, but which he did not know to be counterfeit at the time when he took it into his possession, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine to an amount which may extend to ten times the value of the coin counterfeited, or with both. Illustration A, a coiner, delivers counterfeit Company's rupees to his accomplice B, for the purpose of uttering them. B sells the rupees to C, another utterer, who buys them knowing them to be counterfeit. C pays away the rupees for goods to D, who receives them, not knowing them to be counterfeit. D, after receiving the rupees, discovers that they are counterfeit and pays them away as if they were good. Here D is punishable only under this section, but B and C are punishable under section 239 or 240, as the case may be. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
242 | Possession of counterfeit coin by person who knew it to be counterfeit when he became possessed thereof | Content: 242. Possession of counterfeit coin by person who knew it to be counterfeit when he became possessed thereof- Whoever, fraudulently or with intent that fraud may be committed, is in possession of counterfeit coin, having known at the time when he became possessed thereof that such coin was counterfeit, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, and shall also be liable to fine. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
243 | Possession of Indian coin by person who knew it to be counterfeit when he became possessed thereof | Content: 243. Possession of Indian coin by person who knew it to be counterfeit when he became possessed thereof Whoever, fraudulently or with intent that fraud may be committed, is in possession of counterfeit coin, which is a counterfeit of 126 [Indian coin], having known at the time when he became possessed of it that it was counterfeit, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
244 | Person employed in mint causing coin to be of different weight or composition from that fixed by law | Content: 244. Person employed in mint causing coin to be of different weight or composition from that fixed by law Whoever, being employed in any mint lawfully established in 128 [India], does any act, or omits what he is legally bound to do, with the intention of causing any coin issued from that mint to be of a different weight or composition from the weight or composition fixed by law, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
245 | Unlawfully taking coining instrument from mint | Content: 245. Unlawfully taking coining instrument from mint Whoever, without lawful authority, takes out of any mint, lawfully established in 128 [India], any coining tool or instrument, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
246 | Fraudulently or dishonestly diminishing weight or altering composition of coin | Content: 246. Fraudulently or dishonestly diminishing weight or altering composition of coin Whoever fraudulently or dishonestly performs on any coin any operation which diminishes the weight or alters the composition of that coin, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, and shall also be liable to fine. Explanation- A person who scoops out part of the coin and puts anything else into the cavity alters the composition of that coin. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
247 | Fraudulently or dishonestly diminishing weight or altering composition of Indian coin | Content: 247. Fraudulently or dishonestly diminishing weight or altering composition of Indian coin Whoever fraudulently or dishonestly performs on 130 [any Indian coin] any. operation which diminishes the weight or alters the composition of that coin, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
248 | Altering appearance of coin with intent that it shall pass as coin of different description | Content: 248. Altering appearance of coin with intent that it shall pass as coin of different description Whoever performs on any coin any operation which alters the appearance of that coin, with the intention that the said coin shall pass as a coin of a different description, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, and shall also be liable to fine. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
249 | Altering appearance of Indian coin with intent that it shall pass as coin of different description | Content: 249. Altering appearance of Indian coin with intent that it shall pass as coin of different description Whoever performs on 130 [any Indian coin] any operation which alters the appearance of that coin, with the intention that the said coin shall pass as a coin of a different description, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
250 | Delivery of coin, possessed with knowledge that it is altered | Content: 250. Delivery of coin, possessed with knowledge that it is altered Whoever, having coin in his possession with respect to which the offence defined in section 246 or 248 has been committed, and having known at the time when he became possessed of such coin that such offence had been committed with respect to it, fraudulently or with intent that fraud may be committed, delivers such coin to any other person, or attempts to induce any other person to receive the same, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to five years, and shall also be liable to fine. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
251 | Delivery of Indian coin, possessed with knowledge that it is altered | Content: 251. Delivery of Indian coin, possessed with knowledge that it is altered Whoever, having coin in his possession with respect to which the offence defined in section 247 or 249 has been committed, and having known at the time when he became possessed of such coin that such offence had been committed with respect to it, fraudulently or with intent that fraud may be committed, delivers such coin to any other person, or attempts to induce any other person to receive the same, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
252 | Possession of coin by person who knew it to be altered when he became possessed thereof | Content: 252. Possession of coin by person who knew it to be altered when he became possessed thereof- Whoever, fraudulently or with intent that fraud may be committed, is in possession of coin with respect to which the offence defined in either of the section 246 or 248 has been committed, having known at the time of becoming possessed thereof that such offence had been committed with respect to such coin, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, and shall also be liable to fine. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
253 | Possession of Indian coin by person who knew it to be altered when he became possessed thereof | Content: 253. Possession of Indian coin by person who knew it to be altered when he became possessed thereof- Whoever, fraudulently or with intent that fraud may be committed, is in possession of coin with respect to which the offence defined in either of the section 247 or 249 has been committed, having known at the time of becoming possessed thereof, that such offence had been committed with respect to such coin, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to five years, and shall also be liable to fine. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
255 | Delivery of coin as genuine, which, when first possessed, the deliverer did not know to be altered | Content: 255. Counterfeiting Government stamp Whoever counterfeits, or knowingly performs any part of the process of counterfeiting, any stamp issued by Government for the purpose of revenue, shall be punished with 104 [imprisonment for life], or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine. Explanation- A person commits this offence who counterfeits by causing a genuine stamp of one denomination to appear like a genuine stamp of a different denomination. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
255 | Counterfeiting Government stamp | Content: 255. Counterfeiting Government stamp Whoever counterfeits, or knowingly performs any part of the process of counterfeiting, any stamp issued by Government for the purpose of revenue, shall be punished with 104 [imprisonment for life], or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine. Explanation- A person commits this offence who counterfeits by causing a genuine stamp of one denomination to appear like a genuine stamp of a different denomination. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
256 | Having possession of instrument or material for counterfeiting Government stamp | Content: 256. Having possession of instrument or material for counterfeiting Government stamp Whoever has in his possession any instrument or material for the purpose of being used, or knowing or having reason to believe that it is intended to be used, for the purpose of counterfeiting any stamp issued by Government for the purpose of revenue, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
257 | Making or selling instrument for counterfeiting Government stamp | Content: 257. Making or selling instrument for counterfeiting Government stamp Whoever makes or performs any part of the process of making, or buys, or sells, or disposes of, any instrument for the purpose of being used, or knowing or having reason to believe that it is intended to be used, for the purpose of counterfeiting any stamp issued by Government for the purpose of revenue, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
258 | Sale of counterfeit Government stamp | Content: 258. Sale of counterfeit Government stamp Whoever, sells, or offers for sale, any stamp which he knows or has reason to believe to be a counterfeit of any stamp issued by Government for the purpose of revenue, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
259 | Having possession of counterfeit Government stamp | Content: 259. Having possession of counterfeit Government stamp Whoever has in his possession any stamp which he knows to be a counterfeit of any stamp issued by Government for the purpose of revenue, intending to use, or dispose of the same as a genuine stamp, or in order that it may be used as a genuine stamp, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
260 | Using as genuine a Government stamp known to be a counterfeit | Content: 260. Using as genuine a Government stamp known to be a counterfeit Whoever uses as genuine any stamp, knowing it to be counterfeit of any stamp issued by Government for the purpose of revenue, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, or with fine, or with both. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
261 | Effacing, writing from substance bearing Government stamp, or removing from document a stamp used for it, with intent to cause loss to Government | Content: 261. Effacing, writing from substance bearing Government stamp, or removing from document a stamp used for it, with intent to cause loss to Government Whoever, fraudulently or with intent to cause loss to the Government, removes or effaces from any substance, bearing any stamp issued by Government for the purpose of revenue, any writing or document for which such stamp has been used, or removes from any writing or document a stamp which has been used for such writing or document, in order that such stamp may be used for a different writing or document, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
262 | Using Government stamp known to have been before used | Content: 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 which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
263 | Erasure of mark denoting that stamp has been used | Content: 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, or knowingly has in his possession or sells or disposes of any such stamp from which such mark-nark has been erased or removed, or sells or disposes of any such stamp which he knows to have been used, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
263 | Prohibition of fictitious stamps | Content: [263A. Prohibition of fictitious stamps (1) Whoever- (a) makes, knowingly utters, deals in or sells any fictitious stamps, or knowingly uses for any postal purpose any fictitious stamp, or (b) has in his possession, without lawful excuse, any fictitious stamp, or (c) makes or, without lawful excuse, has in his possession any die, plate, instrument or materials for making any fictitious stamp, shall be punished with fine which may extend to two hundred rupees. (2) Any such stamps, die, plate, instrument or materials in the possession of any person for making any fictitious stamp 132 [may be seized and, if seized] shall be forfeited. (3) In this section "fictitious stamp" means any stamp falsely purporting to be issued by the Government for the purpose of denoting a rate of postage, or any facsimile or irritation or representation, whether on paper or otherwise, of any stamp issued by Government for that purpose. (4) In this section and also in sections 255 to 263, both inclusive, the word "Government", when used in connection with, or in reference to, any stamp issued for the purpose of denoting a rate of postage, shall, notwithstanding anything in section 17, be deemed to include the person or persons authorized by law to administer executive government in any part of India, and also in any part of Her Majesty's dominions or in any foreign country.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
264 | Fraudulent use of false instrument for weighing | Content: 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. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
265 | Fraudulent use of false weight or measure | Content: 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 may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
266 | Being in possession of false weight or measure | Content: 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 term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
267 | Making or selling false weight or measure | Content: 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 as true, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
268 | Public nuisance Public nuisance | Content: 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. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
269 | Negligent act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life | Content: 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 which may extend to six months, or with fine, or with both. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
270 | Malignant act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life | Content: 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 extend to two years, or with fine, or with both. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
271 | Disobedience to quarantine rule | Content: 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 and other places, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine, or with both. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
272 | Adulteration of food or drink intended for sale | Content: 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 be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both. STATE AMENDMENTS State of Uttar Pradesh: In sections 272, 273, 274, 275 and 276 for the words "shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both" the following shall be substituted, namely:- "shall be punished with imprisonment for life and shall also be liable to fine: Provided that the court may, for adequate reason to be mentioned in the judgment, impose a sentence of imprisonment which is less than imprisonment tot- life." [Vide U.P. Act No. 47 of 1975]. State of West Bengal: In its application to the State of West Bengal in sections 272, 273, 274, 275 and 276 for the words "of either description tot, a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both" the following shall be substituted, namely:- "for life with or without fine: Provided that the Court may, for adequate and special reasons to be mentioned in the judgment. impose a sentence of imprisonment which is less than imprisonment for life." [Vide: W.B. Act No. 42 of 1973, w.e.f. 29th. April, 1973]. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
273 | Sale of noxious food or drink | Content: 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 be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
274 | Adulteration of drugs | Content: 274. Adulteration of drugs Whoever adulterates any drug or medical preparation in such a manner as to lessen the efficacy or change the operation of such drug or medical preparation, or to make it noxious, intending that it shall be sold or used for, or knowing it to be likely that it will be sold or used for, any medical purpose, as if it had not undergone such adulteration, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
275 | Sale of adulterated drugs | Content: 275. Sale of adulterated drugs Whoever, knowing any drug or medical preparation to have been adulterated in such a manner as to lessen its efficacy, to change its operation, or to render it noxious, sells the same, or offers or exposes it for sale, or issues it from any dispensary for medicinal purposes as unadulterated, or causes it to be used for medicinal purposes by any person not knowing of the adulteration, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
276 | Sale of drug as a different drug or preparation | Content: 276. Sale of drug as a different drug or preparation Whoever knowingly sells, or offers or exposes for sale, or issues from a dispensary for medicinal purposes, any drug or medical preparation, as a different drug or medical preparation, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
277 | Fouling water of public spring or reservoir | Content: 277. Fouling water of public spring or reservoir Whoever voluntarily corrupts or fouls the water of any public spring or reservoir, so as to render it less fit for the purpose for which it is ordinarily used, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three months, or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, or with both. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
278 | Making atmosphere noxious to health | Content: 278. Making atmosphere noxious to health Whoever voluntarily vitiates the atmosphere in any place so as to make it noxious to the health of persons is general dwelling or carrying on business in the neighborhood or passing along a public way, shall be punished with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
279 | Rash driving or riding on a public way | Content: 279. Rash driving or riding on a public way Whoever drives any vehicle, or rides, on any public way in a manner so rash or negligent as to endanger human life, or to be likely to cause hurt or injury to any other person, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
280 | Rash navigation of vessel | Content: 280. Rash navigation of vessel Whoever navigates any vessel in a manner so rash or negligent as to endanger human life, or to be likely to cause hurt or injury to any other person, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
281 | Exhibition of false light, mark or buoy | Content: 281. Exhibition of false light, mark or buoy Whoever exhibits any false light, mark or buoy, intending or knowing it to be likely that such exhibition will mislead any navigator, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, or with fine, or with both. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
282 | Conveying person by water for hire in unsafe or overloaded vessel | Content: 282. Conveying person by water for hire in unsafe or overloaded vessel- Whoever knowingly or negligently conveys, or causes to be conveyed for hire, any person by water in any vessel, when that vessel is in such a state or as loaded as to endanger the life of that person, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
283 | Danger or obstruction in public way or line of navigation | Content: 283. Danger or obstruction in public way or line of navigation Whoever, by doing any act, or by omitting to take order with any property in his possession or under his charge, causes danger, obstruction or injury to any person in any public way or public line of navigation, shall be punished with fine which may extend to two hundred rupees. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
284 | Negligent conduct with respect to poisonous substance | Content: 284. Negligent conduct with respect to poisonous substance Whoever does, with any poisonous substance, any act in a manner so rash or negligent as to endanger human life, or to be likely to cause hurt or injury to any person, or knowingly or negligently omits to take such order with any poisonous substance in his possession as is sufficient to guard against any probable danger to human life from such poisonous substance, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
285 | Negligent conduct with respect to fire or combustible matter | Content: 285. Negligent conduct with respect to fire or combustible matter Whoever does, with fire or any combustible matter, any act so rashly or negligently as to endanger human life, or to be likely to cause hurt or injury to any other person, or knowingly or negligently omits to take such order with any fire or any combustible matter in his possession as is sufficient to guard against any probable danger to human life from such fire or combustible matter, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
286 | Negligent conduct with respect to explosive substance | Content: 286. Negligent conduct with respect to explosive substance Whoever does, with any explosive substance, any act so rashly or negligently as to endanger human life, or to be likely to cause hurt or injury to any other person, or knowingly or negligently omits to take such order with any explosive substance in his possession as is sufficient to guard against an probable danger to human life from that substance, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
287 | Negligent conduct with respect to machinery | Content: 287. Negligent conduct with respect to machinery Whoever does, with any machinery, any act so rashly or negligently as to endanger human life, or to be likely to cause hurt or injury to any other person, or knowingly or negligently omits to take such order with any machinery in his possession or under his care as is sufficient to guard against any probable danger to human life from such machinery, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
288 | Negligent conduct with respect to pulling down or repairing buildings | Content: 288. Negligent conduct with respect to pulling down or repairing buildings Whoever, in pulling down or repairing any building, knowingly or negligently omits to take such order with that building as is sufficient to guard against any probable danger to human life from the fall of that building, or of any part thereof, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
289 | Negligent conduct with respect to animal | Content: 289. Negligent conduct with respect to animal Whoever knowingly or negligently omits to take such order with any animal in his possession as is sufficient to guard against any probable danger to human life, or any probable danger of grievous hurt from such animal, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
290 | Punishment for public nuisance in cases not otherwise provided for | Content: 290. Punishment for public nuisance in cases not otherwise provided for Whoever commits a public nuisance in any case not otherwise punishable by this Code, shall be punished with fine which may extend to two hundred rupees. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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