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IPC Chapter 14: Offences affecting the Public health, Safety, Convenience, Decency and Morals

Repealed on 1 July 2024 and replaced by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS).

  1. Section 268. Public nuisance
  2. Section 269. Negligent act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life
  3. Section 270. Malignant act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life
  4. Section 271. Disobedience to quarantine rule
  5. Section 272. Adulteration of food or drink intended for sale
  6. Section 273. Sale of noxious food or drink
  7. Section 274. Adulteration of drugs
  8. Section 275. Sale of adulterated drugs
  9. Section 276. Sale of drug as a different drug or preparation
  10. Section 277. Fouling water of public spring or reservoir
  11. Section 278. Making atmosphere noxious to health
  12. Section 279. Rash driving or riding on a public way
  13. Section 280. Rash navigation of vessel
  14. Section 281. Exhibition of false light, mark or buoy
  15. Section 282. Conveying person by water for hire in unsafe or overloaded vessel
  16. Section 283. Danger or obstruction in public way or line of navigation
  17. Section 284. Negligent conduct with respect to poisonous substance
  18. Section 285. Negligent conduct with respect to fire or combustible matter
  19. Section 286. Negligent conduct with respect to explosive substance
  20. Section 287. Negligent conduct with respect to machinery
  21. Section 288. Negligent conduct with respect to pulling down or repairing buildings
  22. Section 289. Negligent conduct with respect to animal
  23. Section 290. Punishment for public nuisance in cases not otherwise provided for
  24. Section 291. Continuance of nuisance after injunction to discontinue
  25. Section 292. Sale, etc., or obscene books, etc
  26. Section 293. Sale, etc., of obscene objects to young person
  27. Section 294. Obscene acts and songs
  28. Section 294A. Keeping lottery office