BNS Section 271 – Disobedience to quarantine rule
Chapter 15: Offences Affecting the Public Health Safety Convenience Decency and Morals ·
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
BNS Section 271
IPC S.271
✓ Bailable
🔍 Cognizable
⚖ Magistrate Court
Whoever knowingly disobeys any rule made and promulgated by the Government for putting any vessel into a state of quarantine or for regulating the intercourse of vessels in a state of quarantine with the shore or with other vessels or for the inspection of persons arriving by land or by water from foreign countries or territories shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months or with fine or with both.
ℹ️ Classification & Key Notes
Up to 6 months or fine or both. Cognizable. Bailable. Triable by Any Magistrate.
