Of Offences Affecting the Public Health, Safety, Convenience, Decency, and Morals

सार्वजनिक स्वास्थ्य, सुरक्षा, सुविधा, शिष्टाचार और नैतिकता को प्रभावित करने वाले अपराधों के बारे में

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Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023

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Of Offences Affecting the Public Health, Safety, Convenience, Decency, and Morals

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This chapter addresses various offences against public welfare including public nuisance, spreading...

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यह अध्याय सार्वजनिक कल्याण के खिलाफ विभिन्न अपराधों को संबोधित करता है जिसमें सार्वजनिक उपद्रव, संक्...

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📜 What is Of Offences Affecting the Public Health, Safety, Convenience, Decency, and Morals?

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This chapter addresses various offences against public welfare including public nuisance, spreading infectious diseases, adulteration of food and drugs, rash driving, negligent conduct with dangerous substances, and obscenity-related offences.

यह अध्याय सार्वजनिक कल्याण के खिलाफ विभिन्न अपराधों को संबोधित करता है जिसमें सार्वजनिक उपद्रव, संक्रामक रोगों का प्रसार, खाद्य और दवाओं में मिलावट, लापरवाह ड्राइविंग, खतरनाक पदार्थों के साथ लापरवाह आचरण, और अश्लीलता संबंधी अपराध शामिल हैं।

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270	Public nuisance
271	Negligent act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life
272	Malignant act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life
273	Disobedience to quarantine rule
274	Adulteration of food or drink intended for sale
275	Sale of noxious food or drink
276	Adulteration of drugs
277	Sale of adulterated drugs
278	Sale of drug as a different drug or preparation
279	Fouling water of public spring or reservoir
280	Making atmosphere noxious to health
281	Rash driving or riding on a public way
282	Rash navigation of vessel
283	Exhibition of false light, mark or buoy
284	Conveying person by water for hire in unsafe or overloaded vessel
285	Danger or obstruction in public way or line of navigation
286	Negligent conduct with respect to poisonous substance
287	Negligent conduct with respect to fire or combustible matter
288	Negligent conduct with respect to explosive substance
289	Negligent conduct with respect to machinery
290	Negligent conduct with respect to pulling down or repairing buildings
291	Negligent conduct with respect to animal
292	Punishment for public nuisance
293	Continuance of public nuisance
294	Sale, etc., of obscene books, etc.
295	Sale, etc., of obscene objects to young person
296	Obscene acts and songs
297	Injuring or defiling place of worship

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