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Indian Penal Code, 1860

IPC Section 277 in BNS

§ 277 IPC§ 279 BNS

Fouling water of public spring or reservoir. Section 277 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Fouling water of public spring or reservoir) corresponds to Section 279 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

Verify before you rely on this. Renumbering under the 2023 codes is not a clean one-to-one exercise — provisions were merged, split and reworded. Always check the printed bare act.

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Section 45 has AIBE 22 questions on this area, each cited to both codes with a line telling you where to find it in the bare act. Ten questions per subject are free.

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