Conveying person by water for hire in unsafe or overloaded vessel
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Summary
Carrying a person for hire in a boat that is unsafe or overloaded, whether knowingly or through negligence, is an offence. When the vessel’s condition or load endangers a passenger’s life, the person who conveys or causes the conveyance can be held liable. Punishment may be imprisonment up to six months, or fine up to five thousand rupees, or both.
Example
Priya hires a boat to cross a river with two other passengers. The boatman knowingly overloads the boat so it becomes unsafe. Under this section the boatman, or anyone who caused the conveyance, can be punished with up to six months imprisonment, or a fine up to Rs. 5,000, or both.
Bare Act
Enacted textWhoever knowingly or negligently conveys, or causes to be conveyed for hire, any person by water in any vessel, when that vessel is in such a state or so loaded as to endanger the life of that person, 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.
BNSS Classification
- Imprisonment for 6 months, or fine of 5,000 rupees, or both.
- Cognizable
- Bailable
- Triable by Any Magistrate.
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