08/07/2019
Penal Code, 1860 (Act No. XLV of 1860).
Making atmosphere
noxious to health
278. Whoever voluntarily vitiates the atmosphere in any place so as to make it
noxious to the health of persons in general dwelling or carrying on business in
the neighborhood or passing along a public way, shall be punished with fine
which may extend to five hundred taka.
Rash driving or riding
279. Whoever drives any vehicle, or rides, on any public way in a manner so
rash or negligent as to endanger human life, or to be likely to cause hurt or
injury to any other person, shall be punished with imprisonment of either
on a public way
description for a term which may extend to 97[ three years, or with fine which
may, subject to the minimum of one thousand taka, extend to five thousand
taka] or with both.
98[ Explanation. Any person driving any vehicle, or riding, on any public way, in
a speed which exceeds the limit prescribed in this behalf by or under any law for
the time being in force shall, for the purpose of this section, be deemed to have
driven so rashly or negligently as to endanger human life, or cause hurt or injury
to any other person.]
Rash navigation of
vessel
280. Whoever navigates any vessel in a manner so rash or negligent as to
endanger human life, or to be likely to cause hurt or injury to any other person,
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 taka, or
with both.
Exhibition of false
light, mark or buoy
281. Whoever exhibits any false light, mark or buoy, intending or knowing it to
be likely that such exhibition will mislead any navigator, shall be punished with
imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years,
or with fine, or with both.
water for hire in
unsafe or overloaded
vessel
282. Whoever knowingly or negligently conveys, or causes to be conveyed for,
hire, any person by water in any vessel, when that vessel is in such a state or
so loaded as to endanger the life of that person, 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 taka, or with both.
Conveying person by
Danger or obstruction
in public way or line
of navigation
283. Whoever, by doing any act, or by omitting to take order with any property
in his possession or under his charge, causes danger, obstruction or injury to any
person in any public way or public line of navigation, shall be punished with fine
which may extend to two hundred taka.
284. 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 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 one thousand taka, or
with both.
Negligent conduct
with respect to
poisonous substance
Negligent conduct
with respect to fire or
combustible matter
285. Whoever does, with fire or any combustible matter, any act so rashly or
negligently as to endanger human life, or to be likely to cause hurt or injury to
any other person,
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