IPC Section 290 — Punishment for public nuisance in cases not otherwise provided for

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

Criminal

Summary

This section applies when someone creates a public nuisance, but no other specific section of the Indian Penal Code provides a punishment for that exact type of nuisance. In such cases, the person can be fined up to two hundred rupees.

Official Text

Whoever commits a public nuisance in any case not otherwise punishable by this Code, shall be punished with fine which may extend to two hundred rupees.

Related Judgments

NEERAJ MUNJAL AND ORS v. A TUL GROVER MINOR AND ANR. MAY 5, 2005 — Supreme Court of India (S)
CRL OP(MD)/8242/2018 — Madras High Court ()
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)
.. Petitioner vs 1. State of Tamil Nadu — Madras High Court (2002)
SHREYASINGHAL v. UNION OF INDIA — Supreme Court of India (2015)
VINOD DUA v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS — Supreme Court of India (2021)
ANKUR MUTREJA v. STATE OF DELHI . — High Court of Delhi (2021)

Old <-> New Code Mapping

BNS §292 — Punishment for public nuisance in cases not otherwise provided for