Section 271 of Indian Penal Code

Indian Penal Code

271. Disobedience to quarantine rule

Whoever knowingly disobeys any rule made and promulgated by the  Government 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.