Public Nuisance is punishable under which Law?

Solution

Public Nuisance is punishable as an offence under the Indian Penal Code under s. 268. S.268. Public nuisance.— A person is guilty of a public nuisance who does any act or is guilty of an illegal omission which causes any common injury, danger or annoyance to the public or to the people in general who dwell or occupy property in the vicinity, or which must necessarily cause injury, obstruction, danger or annoyance to persons who may have occasion to use any public right. A common nuisance is not excused on the ground that it causes some convenience or advantage. Public Nuisance– it is an act or omission which causes any common injury, danger or annoyance to the public or to the people in general who dwell or occupy the property. To make nuisance an actionable tort one must satisfy the following two essentials- ·         Wrongful act ·         Damage or loss or inconvenience or annoyance caused by such act to another.