BNS Section 284: Conveying person by water for hire in unsafe or overloaded vessel
Equivalent Legacy Law: IPC Section 282
Procedural Classification Summary
Conveying person by water
Bailable: Bailable (Bail is a legal right — granted at police station)
Cognizable: Cognizable (Police can arrest without warrant)
Triable by: Any Magistrate
Punishment: Imprisonment forfor hire in unsafe or6 months, or fine of overloaded vessel.5,000 rupees, or both
Official Legal Provision / Summary
The upper limit of the fine is increased from one thousand to five thousand rupees.