Indian Penal Code, 1860

Section 0: Preamble, Long Title & Enacting Formula Section 1: Section 1: Title and extent of operation of the Code Section 2: Section 2: Punishment of offences committed within India Section 3: Section 3: Punishment of offences committed beyond, but which by law may be tried within, India Section 4: Section 5: Certain laws not to be affected by this Act Section 5: Section 6: Definitions in the Code to be understood subject to exceptions Throughout this Code every definition of an offence, every penal provision, and every illustration Section 6: Section 8: Gender Section 7: Section 10: Man, Woman Section 8: Section 11: Person Section 9: Section 12: Public Section 10: Section 18: India Section 11: Section 19: Judge “Judge”.–The word “Judge” denotes not only every person who is officially designated as a Judge, but also every person who is empowered by law to give, in any legal proceeding, civil or criminal, Section 12: Section 20: Court of Justice Section 13: Section 21: Public Servant Section 14: Section 22: Moveable property Section 15: Section 23: Wrongful gain 23. “Wrongful gain”.–“Wrongful gain” is gain by unlawful meansof property to which the person gaining is not legally entitled Section 16: Section 24: Dishonestly Section 17: Section 25: Fraudulently Section 18: Section 26: Reason to believe Section 19: Section 27: Property in possession of wife, clerk or servant Section 20: Section 28: Counterfeit Section 21: Section 29: Document Section 22: Section 29A: Electronic record Section 23: Section 30: Valuable security Section 24: Section 31: A will Section 25: Section 32: Words referring to acts include illegal omissions In every part of this Code, except where a contrary intention appears from the context, words which Section 26: Section 33: Act Omission Section 27: Section 34: Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention Section 28: Section 35: When such an act is criminal by reason of its being done with a criminal knowledge or intention Section 29: Section 36: Effect caused partly by act and partly by omission Section 30: Section 37: Co-operation by doing one of several acts constituting an offence Section 31: Section 38: Persons concerned in criminal act may be guilty of different offences Section 32: Section 39: Voluntarily Section 33: Section 40: Offence 140 “Offence”.- Except in the 2[Chapters] and sections mentioned in clauses 2 and 3 of this section, the word “offence” denotes a thing made punishable by this code Section 34: Section 41: Special law Section 35: Section 42: Local law Section 36: Section 43: Illegal, Legally bound to do Section 37: Section 44: Injury Section 38: Section 45: Life Section 39: Section 46: Death Section 40: Section 47: Animal Section 41: Section 48: Vessel Section 42: Section 49: Year, Month Section 43: Section 50: Section Section 44: Section 51: Oath Section 45: Section 52: Good faith Section 46: Section 52A: Harbour 152A “Harbour”.- Except in Section 157, and in Section 130 in the case in which the harbour is given by the wife or husband of the person harboured, the word “harbour” includes the supplying Section 47: Section 53: Punishment Section 48: Section 53A: Construction of reference to transportation Section 49: Section 54: Commutation of sentence of death In every case in which sentence of death shall have been passed, 1[the appropriate Government] Section 50: Section 55: Commutation of sentence of imprisonment for life In every case in which sentence of 1[imprisonment] for life shall have been passed, 2[the appropriate Section 51: Section 55A: Definition of appropriate Government Section 52: Section 56: Sentence of Europeans and Americans to penal servitude Section 53: Section 57: Fractions of terms of punishment In calculating fractions of terms of punishment, 1[imprisonment] for life shall be reckoned as equivalent to1[imprisonment] for twenty years Section 54: Section 58: Offenders sentenced to transportation how dealt with until transported Section 55: Section 60: Sentence may be (in certain cases of imprisonment) wholly or partly rigorous or simple Section 56: Section 61: Sentence of forfeiture of property Section 57: Section 62: Forfeiture of property, in respect of offenders Section 58: Section 63: Amount of fine Section 59: Section 64: Sentence of imprisonment for non-payment of fine 1[In every case, of an offence punishable with imprisonment as well as fine, in which the offender Section 60: Section 65: Limit to imprisonment for non- payment of fine, when imprisonment and fine awardable Section 61: Section 66: Description of imprisonment for non-payment of fine Section 62: Section 67: Imprisonment for non-payment of fine when offence punishable with fine only Section 63: Section 68: Imprisonment to terminate on payment of fine Section 64: Section 69: Termination of imprisonment on payment of proportional part of fine Section 65: Section 70: Fine levied within six years, or during imprisonment- Death not to discharge property from liability Section 66: Section 71: Limit of punishment of offence made up of several offences Section 67: Section 72: Punishment of person guilty of one of several offences, the judgment stating that it is doubtful of which Section 68: Section 73: Solitary confinement Section 69: Section 74: Limit of solitary confinement In executing a sentence of solitary confinement, such confinement shall in no case exceed fourteen days at a time, with intervals between the periods of solitary confinement of not less duration than Section 70: Section 75: Enhanced punishment for certain offences under Chapter XII or Chapter XVII after previous conviction Section 71: Section 76: Act done by a person bound, or by mistake of fact believing himself bound, by law Section 72: Section 77: Act of Judge when acting judicially Section 73: Section 78: Act done pursuant to the judgment or order of Court Section 74: Section 79: Act done by a person justified, or by mistake of fact believing himself justified, by law Section 75: Section 80: Accident in doing a lawful act Section 76: Section 81: Act likely to cause harm, but done without criminal intent, and to prevent other harm Section 77: Section 82: Act of a child under seven years of age Section 78: Section 83: Act of a child above seven and under twelve of immature understanding Section 79: Section 84: Act of a person of unsound mind Section 80: Section 85: Act of a person incapable of judgment by reason of intoxication caused against his will Section 81: Section 86: Offence requiring a particular intent of knowledge committed by one who is intoxicated Section 82: Section 87: Act not intended and not known to be likely to cause death or grievous hurt, done by consent Section 83: Section 88: Act not intended to cause death, done by consent in good faith for person’s benefit Section 84: Section 89: Act done in good faith for benefit of child or insane person, by or by consent of guardian Section 85: Section 90: Consent known to be given under fear or misconception Section 86: Section 91: Exclusion of acts which are offences independently of harm caused Section 87: Section 92: Act done in good faith for benefit of a person without consent Section 88: Section 93: Communication made in good faith No communication made in good faith is an offence by reason of any harm to the person to whom Section 89: Section 94: Act to which a person is compelled by threats Except murder, and offences against the State punishable with death, nothing is an offence which Section 90: Section 95: Act causing slight harm Section 91: Section 96: Things done in private defence Section 92: Section 97: Right of private defence of the body and of property Section 93: Section 98: Right of private defence against the act of a person of unsound mind, etc Section 94: Section 99: Act against which there is no right of private defence There is no right of private defence against an act which does not reasonable cause the apprehension Section 95: Section 100: When the right of private defence of the body extends to causing death Section 96: Section 101: When such right extends to causing any harm other than death Section 97: Section 103: When the right of private defence of property extends to causing death Section 98: Section 104: When such right extends to causing any harm other than death Section 99: Section 106: Right of private defence against deadly assault when there is risk of harm to innocent person Section 100: Section 107: Abetment of a thing Section 101: Section 108: Abettor Section 102: Section 108A: Abetment in India of offences outside India Section 103: Section 109: Punishment of abetment if the act abetted is committed in consequence, and where no express provision is made for its Section 104: Section 110: Punishment of abetment if person abetted does act with different intention from that of abettor Section 105: Section 111: Liability of abettor when one act abetted and different act done Section 106: Section 112: Abettor when liable to cumulative punishment for act abetted and for act done Section 107: Section 113: Liability of abettor for an effect caused by the act abetted different from that intended by the abettor Section 108: Section 114: Abettor present when offence is committed Section 109: Section 115: Abetment of offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life-if offence not committed Section 110: Section 116: Abetment of offence punishable with imprisonment-if Section 111: Section 117: Abetting commission of offence by the public or by more than ten persons Section 112: Section 118: Concealing design to commit offence punishable Section 113: Section 119: Public servant concealing design to commit offence which it is his duty to prevent Section 114: Section 120: Concealing design to commit offence punishable with imprisonment Section 115: Section 120B: Punishment of criminal conspiracy Section 116: Section 121: Waging, or attempting to wage war, or abetting waging of war, against the Government of India Section 117: Section 122: Collecting arms, etc., with intention of waging war against the Government of India Section 118: Section 123: Concealing with intent to facilitate design to wage war Section 119: Section 124: Assaulting President, Governor, etc., with intent to compel or restrain the exercise of any lawful power Section 120: Section 124A: Sedition Section 121: Section 125: Waging war against any Asiatic Power in alliance with the Government of India Section 122: Section 126: Committing depredation on territories of Power at peace with the Government of India Section 123: Section 127: Receiving Property taken by war on depredation mention in Sections 125 and 126 Section 124: Section 128: Public servant voluntary allowing prisoner of State or war to escape Section 125: Section 129: Public servant negligently suffering such prisoner to escape Section 126: Section 130: Aiding escape of, rescuing or harbouring such prisoner Section 127: Section 131: Abetting mutiny, or attempting to seduce a soldier, sailor or airman from his duty Section 128: Section 132: Abetment of mutiny, if mutiny is committed in consequence thereof Section 129: Section 133: Abetment of assault by soldier, sailor or airman on his superior officer, when in execution of his office Section 130: Section 134: Abetment of such assault, if the assault is committed Section 131: Section 135: Abetment of desertion of soldier, sailor or airman Section 132: Section 136: Harbouring deserter Section 133: Section 137: Deserter concealed on board merchant vessel through negligence of master Section 134: Section 138: Abetment of act of insubordination by soldier, sailor or airman Whoever abets what he knows to be an act of insubordination by an officer, soldier, 1[sailor or airman], in the Army,2[Navy or Air Force] of the 3[Government of India], shall, if such act of insubordination be committed in consequence of that abetment, be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine, or with both. CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENCE Punishment—Imprisonment for 6 months, or fine, or both—Cognizable—Bailable—Triable by any Magistrate—Non-compoundable. ——————————– Section 135: Section 138A: Application of foregoing sections to the Indian Marine Service Section 136: Section 139: Persons subject to certain Acts No person subject to 1[the Army Act, 2[the Army Act, 1950 (46 of 1950), or the Naval Discipline Act, 3[4[***]5[the Indian Navy (Discipline) Act, 1934 (34 of 1934)], 6[the Air Force Act 7[the Air Section 137: Section 140: Wearing garb or carrying token used by soldier, sailor or airman Section 138: Section 141: Unlawful assembly An assembly of five or more persons is designated an “unlawful assembly”, if the common object of the persons composing that assembly is— Section 139: Section 142: Being member of unlawful assembly Section 140: Section 143: Punishment Section 141: Section 144: Joining unlawful assembly armed with deadly weapon Section 142: Section 145: Joining or continuing in unlawful assembly, knowing it has been commanded to disperse Section 143: Section 146: Rioting Section 144: Section 147: Punishment for rioting Section 145: Section 148: Rioting, armed with deadly weapon Section 146: Section 149: Every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object Section 147: Section 150: Hiring, or conniving at hiring, of persons to join unlawful assembly Section 148: Section 152: Assaulting or obstructing public servant when suppressing riot, etc Section 149: Section 153: Wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause riot-if rioting be committed-if not committed Section 150: Section 153A: Promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc., and Section 151: Section 153B: Imputations, assertions prejudicial to national-integration 1[153B. Imputations, assertions prejudicial to national-integration.— (1) Whoever, by words either spoken or written or by signs or by visible representations or otherwise, – Section 152: Section 154: Owner or occupier of land on which an unlawful assembly is held Section 153: Section 155: Liability of person for whose benefit riot is committed Section 154: Section 156: Liability of agent of owner of occupier for whose benefit riot is committed Section 155: Section 157: Harbouring persons hired for an unlawful assembly Section 156: Section 158: Being hired to take part in an unlawful assembly or riot Section 157: Section 159: Affray Section 158: Section 160: Punishment for committing affray Section 159: Section 166: Public servant disobeying law, with intent to cause injury to any person Section 160: Section 167: Public servant farming an incorrect document with intent to cause injury Section 161: Section 168: Public servant unlawfully engaging in trade Section 162: Section 169: Public servant unlawfully buying or bidding for property Section 163: Section 170: Personating a public servant Section 164: Section 171: Wearing garb or carrying token used by public servant with fraudulent intent Section 165: Section 171A: Candidate, Electoral right defined 1[171A. “Candidate”, “Electoral right” defined.— For the purposes of this Chapter— Section 166: Section 171B: Bribery 1[171B. Bribery.—(1) Whoever— Section 167: Section 171C: Undue influence at elections 1[171C. Undue influence at elections.— (1) Whoever voluntarily interferes or attempts to interfere with the free exercise of any electoral right commits the offence of undue influence at an election Section 168: Section 171D: Personation at elections 1[171D. Personation at elections.— Whoever at an election applies for a voting paper or votes in the name of any other person, whether living or dead, or in a fictitious name, or who having voted Section 169: Section 171E: Punishment for bribery 1[171E. Punishment for bribery.— Whoever commits the offence of bribery shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with Section 170: Section 171F: Punishment for undue influence or personation at an election 1[171F. Punishment for undue influence or personation at an election.— Whoever commits the offence of undue influence or personation at an election shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year or with fine, or with both.] CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENCE Para I Punishment—Imprisonment for 1 year, or fine, or both or if treating only, fine only—Non-cog- nizable—Bailable—Triable by Magistrate of the first class—Non-compoundable. Para II Punishment—Imprisonment for 1 year, or fine, or both—Cognizable—Bailable—Triable by Magistrate of the first class—Non-compoundable Section 171: Section 171G: False statement in connection with an election 1[171G. False statement in connection with an election.— Whoever with intent to affect the result Section 172: Section 171H: Illegal payments in connection with an election 1[171H. Illegal payments in connection with an election.— Whoever without the general or special Section 173: Section 171I: Failure to keep election accounts 1[171-I. Failure to keep election accounts.— Whoever being required by any law for the time being Section 174: Section 172: Absconding to avoid service of summons or other proceeding Section 175: Section 173: Preventing service of summons or other Section 176: Section 174: Non-attendance in obedience to an order form public servant Section 177: Section 174A: Non-appearance in response to a proclamation under section 82 of Act 2 of 1974 Section 178: Section 175: Omission to produce document or electronic record to public servant by person legally bound to produce it Section 179: Section 176: Omission to give notice or information to public servant by person legally bound to give it Section 180: Section 177: Furnishing false information Section 181: Section 178: Refusing oath or affirmation when duly required by public servant to make it Section 182: Section 179: Refusing to answer public servant authorised to question Section 183: Section 180: Refusing to sign statement Section 184: Section 181: False statement on oath or affirmation to public servant or person authorised Section 185: Section 182: False information, with intent to cause public servant to use his lawful power to the injury of another person Section 186: Section 183: Resistance to the taking of property by the lawful authority of a public servant Section 187: Section 184: Obstructing sale of property offered for sale by authority of public servant Section 188: Section 185: Illegal purchase or bid for property offered for sale by authority of public servant Section 189: Section 186: Obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions Section 190: Section 187: Omission to assist public servant when bound by law to give assistance Section 191: Section 188: Disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant Section 192: Section 189: Threat of injury to public servant Section 193: Section 190: Threat of injury to induce person to refrain from applying for protection to public servant Section 194: Section 191: Giving false evidence Section 195: Section 192: Fabricating false evidence Section 196: Section 193: Punishment for false evidence Section 197: Section 194: Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of capital offence Section 198: Section 195: Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of offence punishable with imprisonment for Section 199: Section 195A: Threatening any person to give false evidence 1[195A. 2[Threatening any person to give false evidence].— Whoever threatens another with any Section 200: Section 196: Using evidence known to be false Section 201: Section 197: Issuing or signing false certificate Section 202: Section 198: Using as true a certificate known to be false Section 203: Section 199: False statement made in declaration which is by law receivable as evidence Section 204: Section 200: Using as true such declaration knowing it to be false Section 205: Section 201: Causing disappearance of evidence of offence, or giving false information to screen offender Section 206: Section 202: Intentional omission to give information of offence by person bound to inform Section 207: Section 203: Giving false information respecting an offence committed Section 208: Section 204: Destruction of document or electronic record to prevent its production as sevidence Section 209: Section 205: False personation for purpose of act or proceeding in suit or prosecution Section 210: Section 207: Fraudulent claim to property to prevent its seizure as forfeited or in execution Section 211: Section 208: Fraudulently suffering decree for sum not due Section 212: Section 209: Dishonestly making false claim in Court Section 213: Section 210: Fraudulently obtaining decree for sum not due Section 214: Section 211: False charge of offence made with intent to injure Section 215: Section 212: Harbouring offender Section 216: Section 213: Taking gift, etc., to screen an offender from punishment Section 217: Section 214: Offering gift or restoration of property in consideration of screening offender Section 218: Section 215: Taking gift to help to recover stolen property, etc Section 219: Section 216: Harbouring offender who has escaped from custody or whose apprehension has been ordered Section 220: Section 216A: Penalty for harbouring robbers or dacoits 1[216A. Penalty for harbouring robbers or dacoits.— Whoever, knowing or having reason to believe Section 221: Section 216B: Definition of “harbour” in sections 212, 216 and 216A 1[216B. Definition of “harbour” in sections 212, 216 and 216A.— [Rep. by the Indian Penal Code Section 222: Section 217: Public servant disobeying direction of law with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture Section 223: Section 218: Public servant framing incorrect record or writing with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture Section 224: Section 219: Public servant in judicial proceeding corruptly making report, etc., contrary to law Section 225: Section 220: Commitment for trial or confinement by person having authority who knows that he is acting contrary to law Section 226: Section 222: Intentional omission to apprehend on the part of public servant bound to apprehend person under sentence or lawfully committed Whoever, being a public servant, legally bound as such public servant to apprehend or to keep in confinement any person under sentence of a Court of Justice for any offence 1[or lawfully committed to custody], intentionally omits to apprehend such person, or intentionally suffers such person to escape, or intentionally aids such person in escaping or attempting to escape from such confinement, shall be punished as follows, that is to say :— with 2[imprisonment of life] or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to fourteen years, with or without fine, if the person in confinement, or who ought to have been apprehended, is under sentence of death; or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, with or without fine, if the person in confinement or who ought to have been apprehended, is subject, by a sentence of a Court of Justice, or by virtue of a commutation of such sentence, to 2[imprisonment for life]3[***] 4[***] 5[***] 6[***] or imprisonment for a term of ten years or upwards; or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both, if the person in confinement, or who ought to have been apprehended is subject, by a sentence of a Court of Justice, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding to ten years 7[or if the person was lawfully committed to custody]. CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENCE Para I Punishment—Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 14 years, with or without fine— Cognizable—Non-bailable—Triable by Court of Session—Non-compoundable. Para II Punishment—Imprisonment for 7 years, with or without fine—Cognizable—Non-bailable— Triable by Magistrate of the first class—Non-compoundable. Para III Punishment—Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both—Cognizable—Bailable—Triable by Magistrate of the first class—Non-compoundable Section 227: Section 223: Escape from confinement or custody negligently suffered by public servant Section 228: Section 224: Resistance or obstruction by a person to his lawful apprehension Section 229: Section 225: Resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension of another person Section 230: Section 225A: Omission to apprehend, or sufferance of escape, on part of public servant, in cases not otherwise, provided for Section 231: Section 225B: Resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension, or escape or rescue in cases not otherwise provided for Section 232: Section 226: Unlawful return from transportation Section 233: Section 227: Violation of condition of remission of punishment Section 234: Section 228: Intentional insult or interruption to public servant sitting in judicial proceeding Section 235: Section 228A: Disclosure of identity of the victim of certain offences etc 1[228A. Disclosure of identity of the victim of certain offences etc.— (1) Whoever prints or Section 236: Section 229: Personation of a juror or assessor Section 237: Section 229A: Failure by person released on bail or bond to appear in Court 1[229A. Failure by person released on bail or bond to appear in Court.— Whoever, having been Section 238: Section 230: Coin defined 1[Coin is metal used for the time being as money, and stamped and issued by the authority of some State or Sovereign Power in order to be so used.] Section 239: Section 231: Counterfeiting coin Section 240: Section 232: Counterfeiting Indian coin Section 241: Section 233: Making or selling instrument for counterfeiting coin Section 242: Section 234: Making or selling instrument for counterfeiting Indian coin Section 243: Section 235: Possession of instrument, or material for the purpose of using the same for counterfeiting coin Section 244: Section 236: Abetting in India the counterfeiting out of India of coin Whoever, being within 1[India], abets the counterfeiting of coin out of 1[India], shall be punished in the same manner as if he abetted the counterfeiting of such coin within 1[India]. CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENCE Punishment—The punishment provided for abetting the counterfeiting of such coin within India— Cognizable—Non-bailable—Triable by Court of Session—Non-compoundable Section 245: Section 237: Import or export of counterfeit coin Section 246: Section 238: Import or export of counterfeits of the India coin Section 247: Section 239: Delivery of coin, possessed with knowledge that it is counterfeit Section 248: Section 240: Delivery of Indian coin, possessed with knowledge that it is counterfeit Section 249: Section 241: Delivery of coin as genuine, which, when first possessed, the deliverer did not know to be counterfeit Section 250: Section 242: Possession of counterfeit coin by person who knew it to be counterfeit when he became possessed thereof Section 251: Section 243: Possession of Indian coin by person who knew it to be counterfeit when he became possessed thereof Section 252: Section 244: Person employed in mint causing coin to be of different weight or composition from that fixed by law Section 253: Section 245: Unlawfully taking coining instrument from mint Section 254: Section 246: Fraudulently or dishonestly diminishing weight or altering composition of coin Section 255: Section 247: Fraudulently or dishonestly diminishing weight or altering composition of Indian coin Section 256: Section 248: Altering appearance of coin with intent that it shall pass as coin of different description Section 257: Section 249: Altering appearance of Indian coin with intent that it shall pass as coin of different description Section 258: Section 250: Delivery of coin, possessed with knowledge that it is altered Section 259: Section 251: Delivery of Indian coin, possessed with knowledge that it is altered Section 260: Section 252: Possession of coin by person who knew it to be altered when he became possessed thereof Section 261: Section 253: Possession of Indian coin by person who knew it to be altered when he became possessed thereof Section 262: Section 254: Delivery of coin as genuine, which, when first possessed, the deliverer did not know to be altered Section 263: Section 255: Counterfeiting Government stamp Section 264: Section 256: Having possession of instrument or material for counterfeiting Government stamp Section 265: Section 257: Making or selling instrument for counterfeiting Government stamp Section 266: Section 258: Sale of counterfeit Government stamp Section 267: Section 262: Using Government stamp known to have been before used Section 268: Section 263: Erasure of mark denoting that stamp has been used Section 269: Section 263A: Prohibition of fictitious stamps 1[263A. Prohibition of fictitious stamps.—(1) Whoever— (a) makes, knowingly utters, deals in Section 270: Section 264: Fraudulent use of false instrument for weighing Section 271: Section 265: Fraudulent use of false weight or measure Section 272: Section 266: Being in possession of false weight or measure Section 273: Section 267: Making or selling false weight or measure Section 274: Section 268: Public nuisance Section 275: Section 269: Negligent act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life Section 276: Section 270: Malignant act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life Section 277: Section 271: Disobedience to quarantine rule Section 278: Section 272: Adulteration of food or drink intended for sale Section 279: Section 273: Sale of noxious food or drink Section 280: Section 274: Adulteration of drugs Section 281: Section 275: Sale of adulterated drugs Section 282: Section 276: Sale of drug as a different drug or preparation Section 283: Section 277: Fouling water of public spring or reservoir Section 284: Section 278: Making atmosphere noxious to health Section 285: Section 279: Rash driving or riding on a public way Section 286: Section 279: Rash driving or riding on a public way Section 287: Section 280: Rash navigation of vessel Section 288: Section 281: Exhibition of false light, mark or buoy Section 289: Section 282: Conveying person by water for hire in unsafe or overloaded vessel Section 290: Section 283: Danger or obstruction in public way or line of navigation Section 291: Section 284: Negligent conduct with respect to poisonous substance Section 292: Section 285: Negligent conduct with respect to fire or combustible matter Section 293: Section 286: Negligent conduct with respect to explosive substance Section 294: Section 287: Negligent conduct with respect to machinery Section 295: Section 288: Negligent conduct with respect to pulling down or repairing buildings Section 296: Section 289: Negligent conduct with respect to animal Section 297: Section 291: Continuance of nuisance after injunction to discontinue Section 298: Section 292: Sale, etc., or obscene books, etc 1[292. Sale, etc., of obscene books, etc.— 2[(1) For the purposes of sub-section (2), a book, Section 299: Section 293: Sale, etc., of obscene objects to young person 1[293. Sale, etc., of obscene objects to young person.—Whoever sells, lets to hire, distributes,