BNS §270

Public nuisance

Substantively sameConfidence: mediumStatus: editor verified
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Comparison

Old law
IPC §268
Public nuisance

268. Public nuisance.—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. A common nuisance is not excused on the ground that it causes some convenience or advantage.

New law
BNS §270
Public nuisance

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.

What changedAI-inferred

IPC 268 (definition of public nuisance) preserved character-identically as BNS 270.

Old position

IPC 268 is concerned with Public nuisance. Public nuisance

New position

BNS 270 preserves the framework with drafting modernisations as required by the new code. Topic: Public nuisance. 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

BNS 270 (Public nuisance) preserves the framework of IPC 268. BNS 270 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code. BNS 270 text: A person is guilty of a public nuisance who does any act or is...

Editorial deltaAI-indicated (source-linked)

BNS 270 (Public nuisance) preserves the framework of IPC 268. BNS 270 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code.

BNS 270 text: 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...

Transitional note (repeal & savings)

For matters initiated before 1 July 2024, IPC 268 continues to apply. For matters from that date forward, BNS 270 applies. The transition is governed by the repeal-and-savings clause in the new code (BNS 358 / BNSS 531 / BSA 170 as the case may be); pending proceedings under the old code carry forward unaffected.

Frequently asked

BNS 270 (Public nuisance). The relationship is classified as substantively_same — see the change-note above for the textual delta.

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Newlaws.in, IPC §268 → BNS §270 Mapping Page, last updated 2026-05-01, accessed 2026-10-29, https://newlaws.in/bns/270.

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