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IPC Section 287 - Negligent cond uct with respect to machinery
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Simple language explanation
IPC Section 287 deals with negligent cond uct with respect to machinery.
Full official legal text
287. Negligent cond uct with respect to machinery. Whoever does, with any machinery, any act
so rashly or negligently as to endanger human life or to be li kely 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.
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