Negligent conduct with respect to machinery
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Summary
Doing any act with machinery so rashly or negligently that it endangers human life or is likely to cause hurt, or failing to keep sufficient safeguards for machinery in your care, is an offence. The penalty can be imprisonment up to six months, a fine up to five thousand rupees, or both. The offence is non-cognizable, bailable and triable by any magistrate.
Example
Ravi runs a small workshop and removes the safety guard from a lathe to speed up jobs. When his assistant is injured, Ravi can be prosecuted and, if convicted, may get up to six months imprisonment, a fine up to five thousand rupees, or both.
Bare Act
Enacted textWhoever 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.
BNSS Classification
- Imprisonment for 6 months, or fine of 5,000 rupees, or both.
- Non-cognizable
- Bailable
- Triable by Any Magistrate.
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