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Penal Code, 1860 (Act No. XLV of 1860).
Malignant act likely to
spread infection of
disease dangerous to
life
270. Whoever malignantly does any act which is, and which he knows or has
reason to believe to be, likely to spread the infection of any disease dangerous to
life, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which
may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.
Disobedience to
quarantine rule
271. Whoever knowingly disobeys any rule made and promulgated by the
Government 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, or 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.
Adulteration of food
or drink intended for
sale
272. Whoever adulterates any article of food or drink, so as to make such article
noxious as food or drink, intending to sell such article as food or drink, or
knowing it to be likely that the same will be sold as food or drink, shall be
punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to
six months, or with fine which may extend to one thousand taka, or with both.
273. Whoever sells, or offers or exposes for sale, as food or drink, any article
which has been rendered or has become noxious, or is in a state unfit for food or
drink, knowing or having reason to believe that the same is noxious as food or
drink, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which
may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to one thousand taka,
or with both.
Sale of noxious food
or drink
Adulteration of drugs
274. Whoever adulterates any drug or medical preparation in such a manner as
to lessen the efficacy or change the operation of such drug or medical
preparation, or to make it noxious, intending that it shall be sold or used for, or
knowing it to be likely that it will be sold or used for, any medicinal purpose, as
if it had not undergone such adulteration, shall be punished with imprisonment of
either description for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which
may extend to one thousand taka, or with both.
275. Whoever, knowing any drug or medical preparation to have been adulterated
in such a manner as to lessen its efficacy, to change its operation, or to render it
noxious, sells the same, or offers or exposes it for sale, or issues it from any
dispensary for medicinal purposes as unadulterated, or causes it to be used for
medicinal purposes by any person not knowing of the adulteration, shall be
punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to
six months, or with fine which may extend to one thousand taka, or with both.
276. Whoever knowingly sells, or offers or exposes for sale, or issues from a
dispensary for medicinal purposes, any drug or medicinal preparation, as a
different drug or medical preparation, shall be punished with imprisonment of
either description for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which
may extend to one thousand taka, or with both.
Sale of adulterated
drugs
Sale of drug as a
different drug or
preparation
Fouling water or
public spring or
reservoir
277. 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 three months, or with fine which may extend to five hundred taka or
with both.
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