Making atmosphere noxious to health
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Summary
Deliberately polluting the air in a place so it becomes harmful to the health of people living, working nearby, or passing by is an offence. It applies when someone voluntarily creates foul, toxic, or noxious air affecting the public in a locality or on a public way. The punishment is a fine which may extend to five hundred rupees.
Example
Karan runs a small plastic recycling unit and burns waste, creating thick foul smoke that affects neighbours and people on the nearby road. He can be fined up to 500 rupees for voluntarily making the atmosphere noxious to health.
Bare Act
Enacted textWhoever voluntarily vitiates the atmosphere in any place so as to make it noxious to the health of persons in 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.
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