BNS Section 292: Punishment For Public Nuisance In Cases Not Otherwise Provided For

Definition of BNS Section 292

Section 292 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023 states:

“Whoever commits a public nuisance in any case not otherwise punishable by this Sanhita shall be punished with a fine which may extend to one thousand rupees.”

Explanation and Illustration of BNS Section 292

This section is applicable to any person within the sovereign borders of India, whether citizen, resident or otherwise. It deals with the offence of public nuisance. Let us break down the section to get a better understanding of it.

Offence

Public nuisance is an offence under the provisions of the BNS. There is no one specific section that deals with public nuisance. Public nuisance is covered over several sections in various contexts. However, public nuisance is a very broad term. As defined in section 270 of the BNS:

“Public nuisance is any act which causes any common injury, danger or annoyance to the public.”

As we can see, any number of acts can fall under the above definition. And while the BNS covers all the common acts that are considered public nuisance and provides for specific punishments depending on the severity of the offence, it is possible that some acts of public nuisance may have been unintentionally omitted from the cover of this act.

This section is a broad spectrum section that provides an overall cover to all actions of public nuisance that are not covered under the BNS. In other words, if the court considers a certain act as a case of public nuisance but does not find it to be covered under the provisions of any section of the BNS, then the provisions of section 292 will come into play.

Whoever commits a public nuisance in any case not otherwise punishable by this Sanhita shall be punished with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees.

Punishment

Any act of public nuisance that is not covered under the provisions of the BNS shall be punished with a fine which may extend to one thousand rupees.

The above actions may not be an offence under this section if:

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