INDIAN PENAL CODE, 1860
BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023
271. Disobedience to quarantine rule
273. Disobedience to quarantine rule.
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INDIAN PENAL CODE, 1860
271. Disobedience to quarantine rule.--Whoever knowingly disobeys
any rul e made and promulgated 2*[by the 3* Government 4*] for
putting any vessel into a state of quarantine, or for regulating the
intercourse of vessels in a state of quarantine with the shore or with
other vessels, 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.
Repealed / historical reference India Code — IPC 1860
BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023
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.
Current law India Code — BNS 2023