144. Information to be given of cholera, small-pox, etc.
- Whoever-(a)being a medical practitioner or a person openly and constantly practising the medical profession, and in the course of such practice becoming cognizant of the existence of any infectious disease in any dwelling other than a public hospital; or(b)being the owner or occupier of such dwelling and being cognizant of the existence of any such disease therein; or(c)being the person incharge of, or in attendance on, any person suffering from any such disease in such dwelling and being cognizant of the existence of the disease therein;fails forthwith to give information, or knowingly gives false information to the Heath Officer or to any officer to whom the committee may require information to be given respecting the existence of such disease, shall be punishable with a fine which shall not be less than twenty-five rupees and more than two hundred rupees.
