IPC Section 288 — Negligent conduct with respect to pulling down or repairing buildings

Summary

If a person is involved in demolishing or repairing a building, and they knowingly or carelessly fail to take enough precautions to prevent any likely risk of death from the building or any part of it falling, they can be punished. The punishment for this offence can be imprisonment for up to six months, or a fine of up to one thousand rupees, or both.

Official Text

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 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. State rep. by — Madras High Court (2011)
• S.C.R. 881 STATE TR. P.S. LODHI COLONY, NEW DELHI v. SANJEEV NANDA — Supreme Court of India (2012)
• S.C.R. 135 ELIAMMA & ANR v. ST ATE OF KARNAT AKA — Supreme Court of India (2009)
• SUBASH .SHIV SHANKAR v. STATE OF U.P. APRIL 14, 1987 — Supreme Court of India (1987)
• .. Petitioner vs State, rep., by its — Madras High Court (2015)
• .. Appellants/Accused Nos.2 to 4 vs State represented through — Madras High Court ()
• MAHENDRA BABURAO MAHADIK AND ORS v. SUBHASH KRISHNA KANITKAR AND ORS. MARCH 16, 2005 — Supreme Court of India (2005)
• S.C.R. 1 MALAY KUMAR GANGULY v. DR. SUKUMAR MUKHERJEE AND OTHERS — Supreme Court of India (2009)

Old <-> New Code Mapping

• BNS §290 — Negligent conduct with respect to pulling down, repairing or constructing buildings, etc