Exhibition of false light, mark or buoy
Full Text
Whoever exhibits any false light, mark or buoy, intending or knowing it to be likely that such exhibition will mislead any navigator, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and with fine which shall not be less than ten thousand rupees.
Plain English Summary
Punishes anyone who intentionally or knowingly displays a false light, mark, or buoy to mislead any navigator, with up to 7 years in prison and a mandatory fine of at least 10,000 rupees.
Key Legal Elements
- Exhibition of a false light, mark, or buoy.
- The display was done intending to mislead, or with knowledge that it was likely to mislead, a navigator.
- The navigator must be navigating a vessel.
Punishment
Imprisonment of either description up to 7 years, and a mandatory fine of not less than 10,000 rupees.
Practical Note
This section addresses actions that jeopardize safety on water bodies. Displaying false lights or removing/altering buoys (which mark channels or hazards) is a highly dangerous act. The prosecution must prove the intent or knowledge that it would mislead a navigator. The BNS makes the fine mandatory with a minimum limit of ten thousand rupees. It is cognizable and bailable, triable by a Magistrate of the first class.
हिंदी पाठ
जो कोई किसी मिथ्या (झूठे) प्रकाश, चिह्न या बोया (buoy) को इस आशय से या यह जानते हुए प्रदर्शित करेगा कि यह सम्भाव्य है कि ऐसे प्रदर्शन से कोई नाविक पथभ्रष्ट (गुमराह) हो जाए, वह दोनों में से किसी भांति के कारावास से, जिसकी अवधि सात वर्ष तक की हो सकेगी, और जुर्माने से, जो दस हजार रुपये से कम का नहीं होगा, दंडित किया जाएगा।