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'A' puts up a tent covering half of a busy public road to provide free food and water to pilgrims going…

Section 270 BNS covers an act that must necessarily cause injury, obstruction, danger or annoyance to people using a public right. Obstructing a busy public road fits this…

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'A' puts up a tent covering half of a busy public road to provide free food and water to pilgrims going to a religious place, thereby obstructing traffic. Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, has he committed any offence?

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Section 270 BNS covers an act that must necessarily cause injury, obstruction, danger or annoyance to people using a public right. Obstructing a busy public road fits this rule, and the section does not excuse a common nuisance merely because it also provides convenience or advantage.

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