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Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023

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SectionOffencePunishmentBail statusArrest classificationTrial court
Section 271

Negligently doing any act known to be likely to spread infection of any disease dangerous to life.
Imprisonment for 6 months, or fine, or both.
Bailable
Cognizable
Any Magistrate.
Section 272

Malignantly doing any act known to be likely to spread infection of any disease dangerous to life.
Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.
Bailable
Cognizable
Any Magistrate.
Section 273

Knowingly disobeying any quarantine rule.
Imprisonment for 6 months, or fine, or both.
Bailable
Non-cognizable
Any Magistrate.
Section 274

Adulterating food or drink intended for sale, so as to make the same noxious.
Imprisonment for 6 months, or fine of 5,000 rupees, or both.
Bailable
Non-cognizable
Any Magistrate.
Section 275

Selling any food or drink as food and drink, knowing the same to be noxious.
Imprisonment for 6 months, or fine of 5,000 rupees, or both.
Bailable
Non-cognizable
Any Magistrate.
Section 276

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.
Imprisonment for 1 year, or fine of 5,000 rupees, or both.
Non-bailable
Non-cognizable
Any Magistrate.
Section 277

Sale of adulterated drugs.
Imprisonment for 6 months, or fine of 5,000 rupees, or both.
Bailable
Non-cognizable
Any Magistrate.
Section 278

Knowingly selling of drug as a different drug or preparation.
Imprisonment for 6 months, or fine of 5,000 rupees, or both.
Bailable
Non-cognizable
Any Magistrate.
Section 279

Fouling water of public spring or reservoir.
Imprisonment for 6 months, or fine of 5,000 rupees, or both.
Bailable
Cognizable
Any Magistrate.
Section 280

Making atmosphere noxious to health.
Fine of 1,000 rupees.
Bailable
Non-cognizable
Any Magistrate.
Section 281

Rash driving or riding on a public way.
Imprisonment for 6 months, or fine of 1,000 rupees, or both.
Bailable
Cognizable
Any Magistrate.
Section 282

Rash navigation of vessel.
Imprisonment for 6 months, or fine of 10,000 rupees, or both.
Bailable
Cognizable
Any Magistrate.
Section 283

Exhibition of a false light, mark or buoy.
Imprisonment for 7 years, and fine which shall not be less than 10,000 rupees.
Bailable
Cognizable
Magistrate of the first class.
Section 284

Conveying person by water for hire in unsafe or overloaded vessel.
Imprisonment for 6 months, or fine of 5,000 rupees, or both.
Bailable
Cognizable
Any Magistrate.
Section 285

Causing danger or obstruction in public way or line of navigation.
Fine of 5,000 rupees.
Bailable
Cognizable
Any Magistrate.
Section 286

Negligent conduct with respect to poisonous substance.
Imprisonment for 6 months, or fine of 5,000 rupees, or both.
Bailable
Cognizable
Any Magistrate.
Section 287

Negligent conduct with respect to fire or combustible matter.
Imprisonment for 6 months, or fine of 2,000 rupees, or both.
Bailable
Cognizable
Any Magistrate.
Section 288

Negligent conduct with respect to explosive substance.
Imprisonment for 6 months, or fine of 5,000 rupees, or both.
Bailable
Cognizable
Any Magistrate.
Section 289

Negligent conduct with respect to machinery.
Imprisonment for 6 months, or fine of 5,000 rupees, or both.
Bailable
Non-cognizable
Any Magistrate.
Section 290

Negligent conduct with respect to pulling down, repairing or constructing buildings, etc.
Imprisonment for 6 months, or fine of 5,000 rupees, or both.
Bailable
Non-cognizable
Any Magistrate.
Section 291

Negligent conduct with respect to animal.
Imprisonment for 6 months, or fine of 5,000 rupees, or both.
Bailable
Cognizable
Any Magistrate.
Section 292

Committing public nuisance in cases not otherwise provided for.
Fine of 1,000 rupees.
Bailable
Non-cognizable
Any Magistrate.
Section 293

Continuance of nuisance after injunction to discontinue.
Simple imprisonment for 6 months, or fine of 5,000 rupees, or both.
Bailable
Cognizable
Any Magistrate.
Section 294(2)

Sale, etc., of obscene books, etc.
On first conviction, with imprisonment for 2 years, and with fine of 5,000 rupees, and, in the event of second or subsequent conviction, with imprisonment for 5 years, and with fine of 10,000 rupees.
Bailable
Cognizable
Any Magistrate.
Section 295

Sale, etc., of obscene objects to child.
On first conviction, with imprisonment for 3 years, and with fine of 2,000 rupees, and in the event of second or subsequent conviction, with imprisonment for 7 years, and with fine of 5,000 rupees.
Bailable
Cognizable
Any Magistrate.
Section 296

Obscene acts and songs.
Imprisonment for 3 months, or fine of 1,000 rupees, or both.
Bailable
Cognizable
Any Magistrate.
Section 297(1)

Keeping a lottery office.
Imprisonment for 6 months, or fine, or both.
Bailable
Non-cognizable
Any Magistrate.
Section 297(2)

Publishing proposals relating to lotteries.
Fine of 5,000 rupees.
Bailable
Non-cognizable
Any Magistrate.
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Trial court

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465 BNS classification entries across 288 sections, plus three general classification bands for offences under other laws.

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