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CHAPTER – VIII OTHER POWERS AND PENALTIES · Obstruction to persons employed by Municipality

Section 295: Penalty for obstructing persons employed by Municipality

The Uttar Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1916

How current this text is

Text as published by India Code for the Government of Uttar Pradesh, with amendments up to U.P. Act 16 of 2026.

Whoever obstructs or molests a person employed by or under contract with the Municipality under this Act in the performance of his duty or in the fulfillment of his contract, or removes a mark set up for the purpose of indicating any levels or direction necessary to the execution of works authorized by this Act, shall be liable on conviction to a fine which may extend to 1[one thousand rupees or to imprisonment for a period which may extend to six months or to both].

Footnotes in the official text

  1. 1.Subs. by sec. 99 of U. P. Act no. 27 of 1964.

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