Whoever, in pulling down or repairing any building, knowingly or negligently omits to take such order with that building as is sufficient to guard against any probable danger to human life from the fall of that building, or of any part thereof, 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.
Section history
Section 288 — Negligence in pulling down or repairing buildings
As in force on 1 January 2013.
Timeline 4 versions
- 30 March 1987 Enacted
- 1 February 2008 Act 51 of 2007
- 1 January 2013 You are here
- 1 January 2020 Act 15 of 2019
- 17 August 2026 Latest
[Indian PC 1860, s. 288]