Month: May 2023
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Offences Related to Obscenity (Ss. 292 to 294 A IPC)
Law and You > Criminal Laws > Indian Penal Code >Offences Related to Obscenity (Ss. 292 to 294 A IPC) According to Section 268 of the Indian Penal Code, 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…
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Offences Affecting Public Safety and Convenience (Ss. 279 – 291 IPC)
Law and You > Criminal Laws > Indian Penal Code > Offences Affecting Public Safety and Convenience (Ss. 279 – 291 IPC) According to Section 268 of the Indian Penal Code, a person is guilty of a public nuisance who does any act or is guilty of an illegal omission which causes any common injury,…
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Offences Related to Environment (Ss. 277 and 278 IPC)
Law and You > Criminal Laws > Indian Penal Code > Offences Related to Environment (Ss. 277 and 278 IPC) According to Section 268 of the Indian Penal Code, 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…
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Offences Related to Adulteration of Drugs (Ss. 274-276 IPC)
Law and You > Criminal Laws > Indian Penal Code > Offences Related to Adulteration of Drugs (Ss. 274-276 IPC) According to Section 268 of the Indian Penal Code, 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…
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Offence Related to Spread of Infectious Disease (Ss. 269 to 271 IPC)
Law and You > Criminal Laws > Indian Penal Code > Offence Related to Spread of Infectious Disease (Ss. 269 to 271 IPC) According to Section 268 of the Indian Penal Code, a person is guilty of a public nuisance who does any act or is guilty of an illegal omission which causes any common…
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Offences Related to Adulteration of Food (Ss. 272 and 273 IPC)
Law and You > Criminal Laws > Indian Penal Code > Offences Related to Adulteration of Food (Ss. 272 and 273 IPC) According to Section 268 of the Indian Penal Code, a person is guilty of a public nuisance who does any act or is guilty of an illegal omission which causes any common injury,…
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Public Nuisance (S. 268 IPC)
Law and You > Criminal Laws > Indian Penal Code >Public Nuisance (S. 268 IPC) The Indian Penal Code in chapter XIV from sections 268 to 294A deals with the offence of public nuisance. These offences include affecting public health, safety, convenience, decency and morals. Nuisance could be defined as unlawful interference in the peaceful…
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Punishments for Election Offences (Ss. 171E to 171I IPC)
Law and You > Criminal Laws > Indian Penal Code > Election Offences Defined (Ss. 171A – 171D) Section 171 E to 171 I of Chapter IXA deals with the punishments for the election offences. Section 171 E: (Punishment for Bribery): Whoever commits the offence of bribery shall be punished with imprisonment of either description…
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Election Offences Defined (Ss. 171A – 171D)
Law and You > Criminal Laws > Indian Penal Code > Election Offences Defined (Ss. 171A – 171D) Chapter IXA, titled “Of Offences Relating to Elections” containing Sections 171A to Section 171I of the Indian Penal Code 1860 deals with the offences relating to elections. This Chapter of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 was inserted…
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Right of private defence of body and property (S. 97 IPC)
Law and You > Criminal Laws > Indian Penal Code > Things Done in Private Defence (S. 96 IPC) Section 97 of the IPC discusses the right of private defence of body and property. S.97 allows protecting his body or another person’s body, against any offence in which there is a danger to life and…