IPC Section 510 — Misconduct in public by a drunken person
criminal intimidation, insult and annoyance
Criminal
Punishment
As the section puts it: “shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to twenty-four hours, or with fine which may extend to ten rupees, or with both”
Summary
If a person is drunk and appears in a public place, or in a place where they are not allowed to be, and behaves in a way that annoys someone, they can be punished. The punishment can be simple imprisonment for up to 24 hours, a fine of up to ten rupees, or both.
Official Text
Whoever, in a state of intoxication, appears in any public place, or in any place which it is a trespass in him to enter, and there conducts himself in such a manner as to cause annoyance to any person, shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to twenty-four hours, or with fine which may extend to ten rupees, or with both.
Old <-> New Code Mapping
- BNS §355 — Misconduct in public by a drunken person
