Negligent act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life
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Summary
Doing an unlawful or negligent act that a person knows, or has reason to believe, is likely to spread a life‑threatening infectious disease is an offence. It applies when the conduct can spread infection and the actor had knowledge or reasonable grounds for belief. Punishment is imprisonment up to six months, or a fine, or both.
Example
Priya runs a food stall, knows she has a serious contagious illness and still prepares and serves food without precautions. Because she acted knowing or having reason to believe her conduct was likely to spread a life‑threatening infection, she can face up to six months’ imprisonment, or a fine, or both.
Bare Act
Enacted textWhoever unlawfully or negligently does any act which is, and which he knows or has reason to believe to be, likely to spread the infection of any disease dangerous to life, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine, or with both.
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