This section covers fouling water of public spring or reservoir in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS 2003).
Fouling water of public spring or reservoir. Whoever voluntarily corrupts or fouls the water of any public spring or reservoir, so as to render it less fit for the purpose for which it is ordinarily used, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees, or with both.
What was the old IPC code for Section 279 of BNS 2023?
In the Indian Penal Code, fouling water of public spring or reservoir was covered in S. 277*.