THE BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023
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240. False personation for purpose of act or proceeding in suit or prosecution.
241. Fraudulent removal or concealment of property to prevent its seizure as forfeited
or in execution.
242. Fraudulent claim to property to prevent its seizure as forfeited or in execution.
243. Fraudulently suffering decree for sum not due.
244. Dishonestly making false claim in Court.
245. Fraudulently obtaining decree for sum not due.
246. False charge of offence made with intent to injure.
247. Harbouring offender.
248. T aking gift, etc., to screen an offender from punishment.
249. Of fering gift or restoration of property in consideration of screening offender.
250. T aking gift to help to recover stolen property, etc.
251. Harbouring offender who has escaped from custody or whose apprehension has
been ordered.
252. Penalty for harbouring robbers or dacoits.
253. Public servant disobeying direction of law with intent to save person from
punishment or property from forfeiture.
254. Public servant framing incorrect record or writing with intent to save person from
punishment or property from forfeiture.(x)
255. Public servant in judicial proceeding corruptly making report, etc., contrary to law.
256. Commitment for trial or confinement by person having authority who knows that
he is acting contrary to law.
257. Intentional omission to apprehend on the part of public servant bound to
apprehend.
258. Intentional omission to apprehend on the part of public servant bound to
apprehend person under sentence or lawfully committed.
259. Escape from confinement or custody negligently suffered by public servant.
260. Resistance or obstruction by a person to his lawful apprehension.
261. Resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension of another person.
262. Omission to apprehend, or sufferance of escape, on part of public servant, in
cases not otherwise, provided for.
263. Resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension or escape or rescue in cases not
otherwise provided for.
264. V iolation of condition of remission of punishment.
265. Intentional insult or interruption to public servant sitting in judicial proceeding.
266. Personation of an assessor.
267. Failure by person released on bail or bond to appear in court.
CHAPTER XV
OF OFFENCES AFFECTING THE PUBLIC HEALTH , SAFETY , CONVENIENCE ,
DECENCY AND M ORALS
268. Public nuisance.
269. Negligent act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life.
270. Malignant act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life.
271. Disobedience to quarantine rule.
272. Adulteration of food or drink intended for sale.
273. Sale of noxious food or drink.
274. Adulteration of drugs.
275. Sale of a dulterated drugs.
276. Sale of drug as a different drug or preparation.
277. Fouling water of public spring or reservoir.
278. Making atmosphere noxious to health.
279. Rash driving or riding on a public way.
280. Rash navigation of vessel.
281. Exhibition of false light, mark or buoy.
282. Conveying person by water for hire in unsafe or overloaded vessel.
283. Danger or obstruction in public way or line of navigation.
284. Negligent conduct with respect to poisonous substance.CLAUSES(xi)
285. Negligent conduct with respect to fire or combustible matter.
286. Negligent conduct with respect to explosive substance.
287. Negligent conduct with respect to machinery.
288. Negligent conduct with respect to pulling down, repairing or constructing buildings
etc.
289. Negligent conduct with respect to animal.
290. Punishment for public nuisance in cases not otherwise provided for.
291. Continuance of nuisance after injunction to discontinue.
292. Sale, etc., of obscene books, etc.
293. Sale, etc., of obscene objects to child .
294. Obscene acts and songs.
295. Keeping lottery office.
CHAPTER XVI
OF OFFENCES RELATING TO RELIGION
296. Injuring or defiling place of worship, with intent to insult the religion of any class.
297. Deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings of any class
by insulting its religion or religious beliefs.
298. Disturbing religious assembly.
299. Trespassing on burial places, etc.
300. Uttering words, etc., with deliberate intent to wound religious feelings.
CHAPTER XVII
OF OFFENCES AGAINST PROPERTY
301. Theft.
302. Snatching.
303. Theft in a dwelling house, or means of transportation or place of worship, etc.
304. Theft by clerk or servant of property in possession of master.
305. Theft after preparation made for causing death, hurt or restraint in order to the
committing of theft.
Of extortion
306. Extortion.
Of Robbery and Dacoity
307. Robbery.
308. Dacoity.
309. Robbery, or dacoity, with attempt to cause death or grievous hurt.
310. Attempt to commit robbery or dacoity when armed with deadly weapon.
311. Punishment for belonging to gang of robbers, dacoits, etc.CLAUSES(xii)
Of Criminal Misappropriation of Property
CLAUSES
312. Dishonest misappropriation of property.
313. Dishonest misappropriation of property possessed by deceased person at the
time of his death.
Of Criminal Breach of Trust
314. Criminal breach of trust.