law: The Oriental Gas Company Act No. 1857
  15. PenaltyĀ for
  
  causingĀ water toĀ be corrupted.Ā
  Daily  penalty 
  
  during the  continuance of  the offence.--If the said Company shall at 
  
  any time  cause or  suffer to  be brought, or to flow into any 
  
  stream, reservoir, aqueduct,  pond, or  place for  water, or  
  
  into  any  drain communicating therewith,  any washing  or 
  
  other  substance produced in  making or  supplying Gas,  or shall 
  
  willfully do any act connected with the making  or supplying of Gas, 
  
  whereby the water in any such stream, reservoir, aqueduct,  pond, on  
  
  place for  water, shall be fouled, the said Company  shall forfeit for 
  
  every such offence a sum not exceeding one thousand  rupees; and  they 
  
  shall  forfeit an  additional sum  not exceeding five  
  
  hundred rupees  for each day during which such washing or other substance 
  
  shall be brought or shall flow, or the act by which such water  shall be  
  
  found shall  continue, after  the expiration  of twenty-four 
  
  hours  from the time when notice of the offence shall have been served  
  
  on the  said Company, by the person into whose water such washing or  
  
  other substance  shall be  brought or shall flow, or whose water shall  
  
  be fouled  thereby; and  such penalties  shall be paid to such 
  
  last-mentioned person