BNS 289Chapter XV · Of Offences Affecting the Public Health, Safety, Convenience, Decency and MoralsWas IPC 287Changed
Section 289 · Negligent conduct with respect to machinery
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Whoever does, with any machinery, any act
so rashly or negligently as to endanger human life or to be likely to cause hurt or injury to any other
person or knowingly or negligently omits to take such order with any machinery in his possession or
under his care as is sufficient to guard against any probable danger to human life from such machinery,
shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months, or
with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees, or with both.
The offence at a glance
- Punishment
- up to 0 years, fine up to Rs 5000
- Cognizable
- Non-cognizable
- Bailable
- Bailable
- Compoundable
- Not compoundable
- Triable by
- Any Magistrate
- Non-cognizable — Police cannot investigate without a Magistrate's order
- Bailable — Bail is your right — it can be granted at the police station
From the First Schedule to the BNSS (the CrPC's, for IPC offences)
Under the old law
BNS 289IPC 287
287. Negligent conduct with respect to machinery.
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