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IPC Section 288 - Negligent conduct with respect to pullin g down or repairing buildings
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Simple language explanation
IPC Section 288 deals with negligent conduct with respect to pullin g down or repairing buildings.
Full official legal text
288. Negligent conduct with respect to pullin g down or repairing buildings. 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 imprison ment 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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