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.
CHAPTER XVI OF OFFENCES AFFECTING THE HUMAN BODY · Of Hurt
Section 337: Causing hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others
The Indian Penal Code, 1860 (repealed)
Repealed by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (45 of 2023) with effect from 1 July 2024.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
| 337. Causing hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others. | BNS 125(a) |
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