BNS Section 280: Making atmosphere noxious to health
Equivalent Legacy Law: IPC Section 278
Procedural Classification Summary
Making atmosphere
Bailable: Bailable (Bail is a legal right — granted at police station)
Cognizable: Non-cognizable (Police cannot arrest without warrant)
Triable by: Any Magistrate
Punishment: Fine of 1,000 rupees.noxious to health
Official Legal Provision / Summary
The upper limit of the fine is increased from five hundred to one thousand rupees.