IPC Section 287 — Negligent conduct with respect to machinery

Summary

A person who uses any machinery in a rash or careless way that puts human life at risk, or that could cause hurt or injury to someone else, is breaking this law. It also applies if a person knowingly or carelessly fails to take proper safety steps with machinery they own or are responsible for, 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 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 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

• S.C.R. 881 STATE TR. P.S. LODHI COLONY, NEW DELHI v. SANJEEV NANDA — Supreme Court of India (2012)
• S.C.R. 276 STATE OF HARYANA v. SHAKUNTLA AND ORS — Supreme Court of India (2012)
• ... Petitioner vs 1. State rep. by — Madras High Court (2011)
• S.C.R. 1 MALAY KUMAR GANGULY v. DR. SUKUMAR MUKHERJEE AND OTHERS — Supreme Court of India (2009)
• S.C.R. 571 SUSHIL ANSAL v. STATE THROUGH CBI — Supreme Court of India (2014)
• SOUZA v. MOHD. ISHFAQ — Supreme Court of India (2009)
• S.C.R. 685 KUSUM SHARMA & OTHERS v. BATRA HOSPITAL & MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTRE & OTHERS — Supreme Court of India (2010)
• S.C.R. 227 ASOKE KUMAR CHAUDHURI AND OTHERS v. KUNAL SAHA AND ANOTHER — Supreme Court of India (2016)

Old <-> New Code Mapping

• BNS §289 — Negligent conduct with respect to machinery