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Indian Penal Code, 1860

Section 290

The text of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 is not held here: India Code has no complete official copy of it. The section that replaced it is below.

Source: IndiaCode Portal, Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India. Check against the official text before relying on it.

Replaced by

The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, Section 292. Punishment for public nuisance in cases not otherwise provided for.
Whoever commits a public nuisance in any case not otherwise punishable by this Sanhita shall be punished with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees.

Pair from: BPR&D correspondence tables (bprd.mha.gov.in; A. K. Yadav, CAPT Bhopal)