IPC § 271 · Indian Penal Code, 1860 · Repealed on 1 July 2024
Section 271 IPC — Disobedience to quarantine rule
Replaced from 1 July 2024 by BNS 273 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. Offences committed on or before 30 June 2024 are still charged under the IPC.
The law now: BNS 273 — Disobedience to quarantine rule
Whoever knowingly disobeys any rule made by the Government for putting any mode of transport into a state of quarantine, or for regulating the intercourse of any such transport in a state of quarantine or for regulating the intercourse between places where an infectious disease prevails and other places, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine, or with both.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in). The Gazette of India is the authoritative text. BNS 273 in full