IPC Section 285 — Negligent conduct with respect to fire or combustible matter

offences affecting the public health, safety, convenience, decency and morals

Criminal

Summary

If a person handles fire or any flammable material in a reckless or careless way that puts human life in danger, or is likely to cause hurt or injury to someone else, that person is breaking the law. Similarly, if a person knowingly or carelessly fails to take proper precautions with fire or flammable material in their possession to prevent probable danger to human life, that is also an offence. The punishment for this can be imprisonment for up to six months, or a fine of up to one thousand rupees, or both.

Official Text

Whoever does, with fire or any combustible matter, 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 fire or any combustible matter in his possession as is sufficient to guard against any probable danger to human life from such fire or combustible matter, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both.

Related Judgments

KURBAN HUSSEIN MOHAMMEDALI RANGWALLA v. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA D — Supreme Court of India (1965)
.. Appellant / A-14 vs State rep.by — Madras High Court ()
... Petitioner/Accused No.1 vs 1.State Rep. by — Madras High Court ()
...Petitioner vs 1. The Bar Council of Tamil Nadu, — Madras High Court (2015)
... Petitioner vs 1.State through the Inspector of Police, — Madras High Court ()
18, 20, 22 to 29, 31, 32, 34, 58, 60 to 76 vs 1.The State represented — Madras High Court ()
CRL OP(MD)/10040/2019 — Madras High Court ()
BALCHANDRA v. STATE — Supreme Court of India (1967)

Old <-> New Code Mapping

BNS §287 — Negligent conduct with respect to fire or combustible matter