Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973

Chapter 38 The First Schedule

Section 269-294: IPC Sections 269 - 294

IPC Chapter XIV - Offences affecting the Public Health, Safety, Convenience, Decency and Morals

SecDescriptionPunishment

269

Negligently doing any act known to be likely to spread infection of any disease dangerous to life

6 Months or Fine or Both

 CognizanceBailTriable by
 

Cognizable

Bailable

Any Magistrate

 
SecDescriptionPunishment

270

Malignantly doing any act known to be likely to spread infection of any disease dangerous to life

2 Years or Fine or Both

 CognizanceBailTriable by
 

Cognizable

Bailable

Any Magistrate

 
SecDescriptionPunishment

271

Knowingly disobeying any quarantine rule

6 Months or Fine or Both

 CognizanceBailTriable by
 

Non-Cognizable

Bailable

Any Magistrate

 
SecDescriptionPunishment

272

Adulterating food or drink intended for sale, so as to make the same noxious

6 Months or Fine or Both

 CognizanceBailTriable by
 

Non-Cognizable

Bailable

Any Magistrate

 
SecDescriptionPunishment

273

Selling any food or drink as food and drink, knowing the same to be noxious

6 Months or Fine or Both

 CognizanceBailTriable by
 

Non-Cognizable

Bailable

Any Magistrate

 
SecDescriptionPunishment

274

Adulterating any drug or medical preparation intended for sale so as to lessen its efficacy, or to change its operation, or to make it noxious

6 Months or Fine or Both

 CognizanceBailTriable by
 

Non-Cognizable

Non-Bailable

Any Magistrate

 
SecDescriptionPunishment

275

Offering for sale or issuing from a dispensary any drug or medical preparation known to have been adulterated

6 Months or Fine or Both

 CognizanceBailTriable by
 

Non-Cognizable

Bailable

Any Magistrate

 
SecDescriptionPunishment

276

Knowingly selling or issuing from a dispensary any drug or medical preparation as a different drug or medical preparation

6 Months or Fine or Both

 CognizanceBailTriable by
 

Non-Cognizable

Bailable

Any Magistrate

 
SecDescriptionPunishment

277

Defiling the water of a public spring or reservoir

3 Months or Fine or Both

 CognizanceBailTriable by
 

Cognizable

Bailable

Any Magistrate

 
SecDescriptionPunishment

278

Making atmosphere noxious to health

Fine

 CognizanceBailTriable by
 

Non-Cognizable

Bailable

Any Magistrate

 
SecDescriptionPunishment

279

Driving or riding on a public way so rashly or negligently as to endanger human life, etc.

6 Months or Fine or Both

 CognizanceBailTriable by
 

Cognizable

Bailable

Any Magistrate

 
SecDescriptionPunishment

280

Navigating any vessel so rashly or negligently as to endanger human life, etc.

6 Months or Fine or Both

 CognizanceBailTriable by
 

Cognizable

Bailable

Any Magistrate

 
SecDescriptionPunishment

281

Exhibition of a false light, mark or buoy

7 Years or Fine or Both

 CognizanceBailTriable by
 

Cognizable

Bailable

Magistrate First Class

 
SecDescriptionPunishment

282

Conveying for hire any person by water, in a vessel in such a state, or so loaded, as to endanger his life

6 Months or Fine or Both

 CognizanceBailTriable by
 

Cognizable

Bailable

Any Magistrate

 
SecDescriptionPunishment

283

Causing danger, obstruction or, injury in any public way or line of navigation

Fine

 CognizanceBailTriable by
 

Cognizable

Bailable

Any Magistrate

 
SecDescriptionPunishment

284

Dealing with any poisonous substance so as to endanger human life, etc.

6 Months or Fine or Both

 CognizanceBailTriable by
 

Cognizable

Bailable

Any Magistrate

 
SecDescriptionPunishment

285

Dealing with fire or any combustible matter so as to endanger human life, etc.

6 Months or Fine or Both

 CognizanceBailTriable by
 

Cognizable

Bailable

Any Magistrate

 
SecDescriptionPunishment

286

So dealing with any explosive substance

6 Months or Fine or Both

 CognizanceBailTriable by
 

Cognizable

Bailable

Any Magistrate

 
SecDescriptionPunishment

287

So dealing with any machinery

6 Months or Fine or Both

 CognizanceBailTriable by
 

Non-Cognizable

Bailable

Any Magistrate

 
SecDescriptionPunishment

288

A person omitting to guard against probable danger to human life by the fall of any building over which he has a right entitling him to pull it down or repair it

6 Months or Fine or Both

 CognizanceBailTriable by
 

Non-Cognizable

Bailable

Any Magistrate

 
SecDescriptionPunishment

289

A person omitting to take order with any animal in his possession, so as to guard against danger to human life, or of grievous hurt, from such animal

6 Months or Fine or Both

 CognizanceBailTriable by
 

Cognizable

Bailable

Any Magistrate

 
SecDescriptionPunishment

290

Committing a public nuisance

Fine

 CognizanceBailTriable by
 

Non-Cognizable

Bailable

Any Magistrate

 
SecDescriptionPunishment

291

Committing a nuisance after injunction to discontinue

Simple Imprisonment for 6 Months, or Fine, or Both

 CognizanceBailTriable by
 

Cognizable

Bailable

Any Magistrate

 
SecDescriptionPunishment

292

Sale, etc., of obscene books, etc.

First conviction 2 Years + Fine, then 5 Years + Fine

 CognizanceBailTriable by
 

Cognizable

Bailable

Any Magistrate

 
SecDescriptionPunishment

293

Sale etc., of obscene objects to young persons

First conviction 3 Years + Fine, then 7 Years + Fine

 CognizanceBailTriable by
 

Cognizable

Bailable

Any Magistrate

 
SecDescriptionPunishment

294

Obscene Songs

3 Months or Fine or Both

 CognizanceBailTriable by
 

Cognizable

Bailable

Any Magistrate

 
SecDescriptionPunishment

294A

  1. Keeping a lottery office
  2. Publishing proposal relating to lotteries

  1. 6 Months or Fine or Both
  2. Fine
 CognizanceBailTriable by
 

  1. Non-Cognizable
  2. Non-Cognizable

  1. Bailable
  2. Bailable

  1. Any Magistrate
  2. Any Magistrate
 

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