IPC § 268 · Indian Penal Code, 1860 · Repealed on 1 July 2024
Section 268 IPC — Public nuisance
Replaced from 1 July 2024 by BNS 270 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. Offences committed on or before 30 June 2024 are still charged under the IPC.
The law now: 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.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in). The Gazette of India is the authoritative text. BNS 270 in full