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 for a term which may extend to 3 months2008one year2008, or with fine which may extend to $5002008$2,5002008, or with both.
Section history
Section 277 — Fouling the water of a public spring or reservoir
Consolidated view is experimental and may be broken for certain provisions.
Amendments
Section 277 — Original text to 1 January 2020superseded
Section 277 — From 1 January 2020 (current)rewritten (not yet redlined) — Criminal Law Reform Act 2019
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 for a term which may extend to 3 years, or with fine, or with both.
[Indian PC 1860, s. 277]