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Section 271 IPC — Disobedience to quarantine rule

Indian Penal Code, 1860 · Official PDF page 110

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271. Disobedience to quarantine rule.--Whoever knowingly disobeys any rul e made and promulgated 2*[by the 3* Government 4*] for putting any vessel into a state of quarantine, or for regulating the intercourse of vessels in a state of quarantine with the shore or with other vessels, for regulating the intercourse between places where an infectious disease prevails and other places, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine, or with both.

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