Punishment for public nuisance in cases not otherwise provided for

If someone creates a public nuisance that is not punishable under any other provision of the Code, they can be fined up to two hundred rupees. It applies when the act affects the public but no other IPC offence covers it; the only penalty here is a fine.

Priya runs a small roadside eatery and lets waste block the street, creating a public nuisance. Since no other IPC provision applies to that exact act, the magistrate may impose a fine of up to two hundred rupees on Priya under this rule.