Of Offencesaffectingthe Human Body
IPC Section 337 - Causing hurt by act endangering life o r personal safety of others
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IPC Section 337 deals with causing hurt by act endangering life o r personal safety of others.
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337. Causing hurt by act endangering life o r personal safety of others. Whoever causes hurt to
any person by doing 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 six
months, or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, or with both.
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