Section 279 BNS: Fouling water of public spring or reservoir.

Section 279 of the BNS corresponds to Section 277 of the IPC.

BNS section: 279

IPC equivalent: Section 277

Category: Criminal Trespass

The upper limit of the imprisonment is increased from three months to six months and fine is increased from five hundred to five thousand rupees.

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