Whoever 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 for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine which may extend to $5,000, or with both.
Section history
Section 287 — Rash or negligent conduct with respect to any machinery in possession or under charge of offender
As in force on 1 January 2020.
[Indian PC 1860, s. 287]
(1)A person shall be guilty of an offence who does, with any machinery in the person’s possession or under the person’s care, any act so rashly or negligently as —
(a)to be likely to cause hurt or injury to any other person;
(b)to endanger human life;
(c)to cause hurt or injury to any other person;
(d)to cause grievous hurt to any other person; or
(e)to cause the death of any other person.
(2)In subsection (1), an act includes an omission to take such measure with any machinery in the person’s possession or under the person’s care as is sufficient to guard against any probable danger to human life, grievous hurt or hurt from such machinery.
(3)Any person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1) shall on conviction be punished —
(a)in the case of an offence under subsection (1)(a) or (b), with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine which may extend to $5,000, or with both;
(b)in the case of an offence under subsection (1)(c), with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 3 years, or with fine, or with both;
(c)in the case of an offence under subsection (1)(d), with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 6 years, or with fine, or with both; and
(d)in the case of an offence under subsection (1)(e), with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 7 years, or with fine, or with both.