IPC Section 268 — Public nuisance

offences affecting the public health, safety, convenience, decency and morals

Criminal

Summary

A person commits a public nuisance if they do something, or fail to do something they are legally required to do, that causes harm, danger, or annoyance to the public at large or to people living or working nearby. It also includes actions that would necessarily cause harm, obstruction, danger, or annoyance to anyone who might use a public right, like a road or a park.

Official Text

A person is guilty of a public nuisance who does any act or is guilty of an illegal omission which causes any common injury, danger or annoyance to the public or to the people in general who dwell or occupy property in the vicinity, or which must necessarily cause injury, obstruction, danger or annoyance to persons who may have occasion to use any public right.

Related Judgments

  • NEERAJ MUNJAL AND ORS v. A TUL GROVER MINOR AND ANR. MAY 5, 2005 — Supreme Court of India (S)
  • STATE OF A.P v. K. PUNARDANA RAO . SEPTEMBER 3, 2004 — Supreme Court of India (S)
  • S.C.R. 1142 A SUHELKHAN KHUDYARKHAN & ANR v. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA & ORS — Supreme Court of India (2009)
  • ... Appellants/Defendants vs 1.Mr.A.S.Hansraj, — Madras High Court (2017)
  • SHREYASINGHAL v. UNION OF INDIA — Supreme Court of India (2015)
  • VINOD DUA v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS — Supreme Court of India (2021)
  • .. Petitioner vs 1. State of Tamil Nadu — Madras High Court (2002)
  • .. Petitioner vs 1. The District Collector, — Madras High Court (2019)

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