Act endangering life or personal safety of others
Full Text
125. Act endangering life or personal safety of others.—Whoever does any act so rashly or negligently as to endanger human life or the personal safety of others, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three months or with fine which may extend to two thousand five hundred rupees, or with both, but—
(a) where hurt is caused, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees, or with both;
(b) where grievous hurt is caused, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees, or with both.
Plain English Summary
Imposes punishments for rash or negligent acts that endanger human life or personal safety, with enhanced penalties if hurt (up to 6 months) or grievous hurt (up to 3 years) is caused.
Key Legal Elements
- Doing an act so rashly or negligently as to endanger human life or personal safety
- No criminal intent to cause hurt is necessary, only rashness or negligence is required
- Enhanced penalties apply automatically if the act results in simple hurt (clause a) or grievous hurt (clause b)
Punishment
Up to 3 months, or fine up to Rs. 2,500, or both (simple endangerment); Up to 6 months, or fine up to Rs. 5,000, or both (if hurt caused); Up to 3 years, or fine up to Rs. 10,000, or both (if grievous hurt caused)
Practical Note
This section consolidates IPC Sections 336, 337, and 338. Significantly, the maximum imprisonment for causing grievous hurt via a rash/negligent act has been increased from 2 to 3 years, and the fine caps have been increased tenfold across all subsections.
हिंदी पाठ
125. दूसरों के जीवन या व्यक्तिगत सुरक्षा को खतरे में डालने वाला कृत्य.—जो कोई किसी कार्य को इतनी उतावलेपन (rashly) या उपेक्षा (negligently) से करेगा जिससे मानव जीवन या दूसरों की व्यक्तिगत सुरक्षा संकटापन्न हो जाए, वह किसी एक अवधि के लिए कारावास से, जिसकी अवधि तीन महीने तक की हो सकेगी, या जुर्माने से, जो दो हजार पांच सौ रुपये तक का हो सकेगा, या दोनों से दंडित किया जाएगा, किन्तु—
(क) जहाँ उपहति (hurt) कारित की जाए, वहाँ वह किसी एक अवधि के लिए कारावास से, जिसकी अवधि छह महीने तक की हो सकेगी, या जुर्माने से, जो पांच हजार रुपये तक का हो सकेगा, या दोनों से दंडित किया जाएगा;
(ख) जहाँ घोर उपहति (grievous hurt) कारित की जाए, वहाँ वह किसी एक अवधि के लिए कारावास से, जिसकी अवधि तीन वर्ष तक की हो सकेगी, या जुर्माने से, जो दस हजार रुपये तक का हो सकेगा, या दोनों से दंडित किया जाएगा।