IPC § 281 · Indian Penal Code, 1860 · Repealed on 1 July 2024
Section 281 IPC — Exhibition of false light, mark or buoy
Replaced from 1 July 2024 by BNS 283 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. Offences committed on or before 30 June 2024 are still charged under the IPC.
The law now: BNS 283 — Exhibition of false light, mark or buoy
Whoever exhibits any false light, mark or buoy, intending or knowing it to be likely that such exhibition will mislead any navigator, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and with fine which shall not be less than ten thousand rupees.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in). The Gazette of India is the authoritative text. BNS 283 in full