Section 272. Failure to remove offensive matter

272. Whoever on any building or land - (a) any dirt, dung, bones, ashes, night-soil or filth, or any noxious or offensive matter is kept for more than twenty-four hours, or otherwise than in some proper receptacle, or (b) any receptacle for such things is suffered to be in a filthy or noxious state or is not subjected to any proper method of cleaning or purifying, the owner or occupier of the building or land shall be liable, on conviction, to a fine which may extend to fifty rupees, and, in the case of a continuing breach, to a further fine which may extend to five rupees for every day after the date of the first conviction during which the offender has been proved to have persisted in the commission of the offence.