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Indian Penal Code, 1860 Repealed w.e.f. 1 July 2024

Section 290 IPC - Punishment for public nuisance in Cases not otherwise provided for

Section 290 IPC is now Section 292 of the BNS - the BNS replaced the IPC on 1 July 2024.
Act
Indian Penal Code, 1860
Section
290 - Punishment for public nuisance in Cases not otherwise provided for
New provision
Section 292 BNS

IPC → BNS: what changed

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Section 292 BNS Modified The u pper limit of the fine is increased from two hundred to one thousand rupees.

Section 290 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 deals with punishment for public nuisance in Cases not otherwise provided for. Under the new law this is Section 292 of the BNS.

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