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IPC, 1860
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IPCChapter XIVSection 278
Section278

Making atmosphere noxious to health

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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.

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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.

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Whoever 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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XIV

Chapter XIV

Of Offences Affecting the Public Health, Safety, Convenience, Decency and Morals

In this chapter

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