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(1) Any person who commits any of the following offences on any public road, or street or thoroughfare, or in any municipal council or corporation or notified area for the purpose of this section, to the inconvenience, annoyance or danger of the residents or passers by, shall on conviction by a court, be liable to imprisonment not exceeding one month or with fine of not less than one thousand rupees or with both- (a) allowing intentionally any cattle to stray, or keeping any cattle or conveyance of any kind standing longer than is required for loading or unloading or for taking up or getting down passengers, or leaving any conveyance in such a manner as to cause inconvenience or danger to the public or uses the public road or thoroughfare or footpath for sale or storage of goods; (b) indulges in a drunken brawl or affray or assaults any person or indulges in any indecent exposure of the body; (c) neglecting to fence in or duly protect any well, tank, hole or other dangerous place or structure under his charge or possession; or otherwise creating a hazardous situation in a public place; (d) defacing, or affixing notices, or writing graffiti on walls, buildings, road signs or other structures without the prior permission of the custodian of the property; (e) willfully damaging or sabotaging any public alarm system; (f ) knowingly and willfully causing damage to an essential service, in order to cause general panic among the public; (g) acting in contravention of a notice publicly displayed by the competent authority in any Government building: Provided that the police shall take cognizance of this offence only upon a complaint made by an authorized functionary of the concerned office; (h) Causing annoyance to a woman by making indecent overtures or calls or by stalking: Provided that the police shall take cognizance of this offence only upon a complaint made by the victim, or any person authorized by her; (i) releases any obnoxious gas or fluid which causes annoyance or inconvenience or likely injury to anyone. (2) Whoever commits any offence under sub-section (1), on subsequent conviction shall be liable to enhanced punishment, including imprisonment not exceeding three months. Prosecution of police 80. No court shall take cognizance of any offence under this Act when the accused officer. person is a police officer except on a report in writing of the facts constituting such offence by, or with the previous sanction of an officer authorized by the State Government in this behalf. Prosecution for offences 81. Subject to the provisions as contained in section 300 of the Code of Criminal under other laws. Procedure, 1973 (Act 2 of 1974), nothing in this Act shall be construed as preventing any person from being prosecuted and punished under any other law for anything done or made punishable by this Act. Limitation of actions. 82. No court shall take cognizance of any offence under this Chapter after the expiry of the period of limitation as provided for in section 468 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Act 2 of 1974). For computing the limitation period, provisions of Chapter XXXVI of the code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Act 2 of 1974), shall apply. Chapter X Miscellaneous Powers of