IPC Section 286 — Negligent conduct with respect to explosive substance

Summary

If a person handles an explosive substance in a reckless or careless way that puts human life at risk, or that could cause injury to someone else, that person is committing an offence. It is also an offence if a person knowingly or carelessly fails to take proper precautions with an explosive substance in their possession to prevent likely danger to human life. The punishment for this offence can be imprisonment for up to six months, a fine of up to one thousand rupees, or both.

Official Text

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 that substance, 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

• .. Petitioner vs 1. The Secretary to Government — Madras High Court (2007)
• ... PETITIONER / ACCUSED NO.1 vs THE STATE REP.BY, — Madras High Court ()
• Petitioner vs State of Tamilnadu — Madras High Court (2008)
• CRL OP/9618/2007 — Madras High Court (2007)
• BALCHANDRA v. STATE — Supreme Court of India (1967)
• JULFIKAR ALI v. THE STATE — Supreme Court of India (2012)
• HCP/568/2006 — Madras High Court (2006)
• .. Petitioner vs 1.The State of Tamil Nadu, — Madras High Court ()

Old <-> New Code Mapping

• BNS §288 — Negligent conduct with respect to explosive substance