Indian Penal Code, 1860
271. Disobedience to quarantine rule
Whoever knowingly disobeys any rule made and promulgated 134[by
the 135[***]Government 136[***] for putting any vessel
into a state of quarantine, or for regulating the intercourse of vessels in a state
of quarantine with the shore or with other vessels, or for regulating the
intercourse between places where an infectious disease prevails and other
places, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term
which may extend to six months, or with fine, or with both.