public nuisance

Section 3(48) of the General Clauses Act elaborates the concept of public nuisance is as defined under Section 268 of the Indian Penal Code,1860 (IPC). As per section 268 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, a person is guilty of a public nuisance who does any act or is guilty of an illegal omission which causes any common injury, danger or annoyance to the public or to the people in general who dwell or occupy property in the vicinity, or which must necessarily cause nuisance