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 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.
CHAPTER XIV OF OFFENCES A FFECTING THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, CONVENIENCE, DECENCY AND MORALS
Section 288: Negligent conduct with respect to pulling down or repairing buildings
The Indian Penal Code, 1860 (repealed)
Repealed by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (45 of 2023) with effect from 1 July 2024.
Now in the BNS
As given in the correspondence table of the National Crime Records Bureau (Ministry of Home Affairs). Read both texts before relying on it. NCRB table
| 288. Negligent conduct with respect to pulling down or repairing buildings. | BNS 290 |
Questions on this section
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1. Match List I (conduct) with List II (section of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023): List I A. Negligently omitting to guard a stock of explosive substance in one's possession against probable danger to human life B. Rashly handling a poisonous substance so as to endanger human life C. Knowingly omitting, while pulling down a building, to guard against probable danger to human life from its fall D. Negligently dealing with fire so as to endanger human life List II 1. Section 286 2. Section 287 3. Section 288 4. Section 290