Negligent conduct with respect to poisonous substance
Full Text
Whoever does, with any poisonous substance, any act in a manner so rash or negligent as to endanger human life, or to be likely to cause hurt or injury to any person or knowingly or negligently omits to take such order with any poisonous substance in his possession as is sufficient to guard against any probable danger to human life from such poisonous 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 five thousand rupees, or with both.
Plain English Summary
Punishes rash or negligent conduct with poisonous substances, or failure to properly secure such substances, endangering human life.
Key Legal Elements
- Doing any rash or negligent act with a poisonous substance, or omitting to properly secure a poisonous substance in one's possession/charge.
- The act or omission must endanger human life or be likely to cause hurt or injury to any person.
Punishment
Imprisonment of either description up to 6 months, or fine up to 5,000 rupees, or both.
Practical Note
This section applies to negligent handling, storage, or transport of poisons, pesticides, toxic chemicals, or dangerous industrial wastes. It covers both positive rash acts (e.g. spraying poison near food) and negative omissions (e.g. leaving poison easily accessible). The fine limit is ₹5,000 in BNS (up to ₹1,000 in IPC). It is cognizable and bailable.
हिंदी पाठ
जो कोई, किसी विषैले पदार्थ से कोई कार्य ऐसे उतावलेपन या उपेक्षा से करेगा, जिससे मानव जीवन संकटापन्न हो जाए, या जिससे किसी व्यक्ति को उपहति या क्षति कारित होना सम्भाव्य हो, या अपने कब्जे में के किसी विषैले पदार्थ की ऐसी व्यवस्था करने का, जो ऐसे विषैले पदार्थ से मानव जीवन को किसी अधिसम्भाव्य संकट से बचाने के लिए पर्याप्त हो, जानते हुए या उपेक्षापूर्वक लोप करेगा, वह दोनों में से किसी भांति के कारावास से, जिसकी अवधि छह मास तक की हो सकेगी, या जुर्माने से, जो पांच हजार रुपये तक का हो सकेगा, या दोनों से, दंडित किया जाएगा।