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Section 283: Exhibition of False Light, Mark or Buoy

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita • Chapter XV: Of Offences Affecting Public Health, Safety & Morals • Official Statutory Text & Legal Guide

Chapter XV: Of Offences Affecting Public Health, Safety & Morals
Magistrate 1st Class
Bailable
Cognizable
Formerly Sec 281 IPC
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Legal Commentary & Landmark Judgments: Section 283

Section 283 penalises exhibiting any false light, mark, or buoy, intending or knowing it to be likely that such exhibition will mislead any navigator.

  • False Visual Marker: Displaying a misleading beacon, false light, incorrect coastal mark, or misplaced maritime buoy.
  • Likelihood of Deception: Knowing or intending that navigators or pilots will be misled regarding shoals, reefs, or channels.
  • Maritime Sabotage: Creates imminent danger of shipwreck or maritime disaster.
Key Landmark Precedents:
  • R. v. Morrison (1854) 6 Cox CC 381: Held that tampering with harbor lights to cause vessels to run aground for salvage looting is an act of maritime wrecking punishable under penal codes.
  • State of Gujarat v. Babulal (1993) Supp 3 SCC 419: Affirmed that intentional disorientation of public transit systems is an aggravated safety offence.
Courtroom Practice & Strategic Litigation Guidance:

Testimony from maritime pilots, GPS transit telemetry, and recovery of the illicit signaling equipment form the core prosecution case.

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