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Section 286 — Negligent conduct with respect to any explosive substance

As in force on 21 November 2010.

Timeline 5 versions
  1. 30 March 1987 Enacted
  2. 1 February 2008 Act 51 of 2007
  3. 30 November 2008 Revised edition
  4. 21 November 2010 You are here
  5. 1 January 2020 Act 15 of 2019
  6. 17 August 2026 Latest
286.Negligent conduct with respect to any explosive substance

Whoever does, with any explosive substance, 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 explosive substance in his possession as is sufficient to guard against any probable danger to human life from such substance, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine which may extend to $5,000, or with both.

[Indian PC 1860, s. 286]