BNS Section 292
What is the penalty for causing a public nuisance not covered elsewhere?
Short answer
The offender can be fined up to one thousand rupees.
In detail
If a person creates a public nuisance and no other provision of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, provides a specific punishment, this section applies. The law allows a monetary penalty, which may be as high as one thousand rupees. The provision does not mention any term of imprisonment, so only a fine is prescribed. This means that even if the nuisance is serious, unless another section deals with it, the maximum punishment remains the fine specified here.
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