Section 270 in THE BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023 – BNS

CHAPTER XV
OF OFFENCES AFFECTING THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, CONVENIENCE, DECENCY AND
MORALS

Public nuisance.

  1. 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 annoyance to the public or to the
    people in general who dwell or occupy property in the vicinity, or which must necessarily
    cause injury, obstruction, danger or annoyance to persons who may have occasion to use
    any public right but a common nuisance is not excused on the ground that it causes some
    convenience or advantage.