Whenever the water of a sink, sewer or cesspool or any other offensive mater is allowed to flow, drain or be put upon a public street or place, or into a sewer or drain not set apart for the purpose, without the permission in writing of the Municipality or in contravention of any condition prescribed in such permission, the owner or occupier of the land or building from which such water or offensive matter so flows, drains or is put shall be liable, upon conviction, to a fine which may extend to two hundred and fifty.
CHAPTER – VIII OTHER POWERS AND PENALTIES · Sanitation and Prevention of disease
Section 276: Penalty for discharging sewage on public street, etc
The Uttar Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1916
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Text as published by India Code for the Government of Uttar Pradesh, with amendments up to U.P. Act 16 of 2026.