The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
CHAPTER XIX: OF CRIMINAL INTIMIDATION, INSULT, ANNOYANCE, DEFAMATION, ETC:
Section 355: Misconduct in public by a drunken person.
Bare Act
Whoever, in a state of intoxication, appears in any public place, or in any place which it is a trespass in him to enter, and there conducts himself in such a manner as to cause annoyance to any person, shall be punished with:
- Simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to twenty-four hours,
- Fine which may extend to one thousand rupees,
- Both imprisonment and fine, or
- Community service.
