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OFFENCES AFFECTING THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND CONVENIENCE
(S. 279 to 289)
QUESTION BANK
Q. 1 Enumerate the offences affecting Public Safety & Convenience as defined in
IPC?
Q. 2 What constitutes public safety? Explain with illustrations.
SHORT NOTES
1. Public Safety
SYNOPSIS
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I]
Meaning
Other offences
Meaning:-
Offences affecting public safety and convenience are grouped from Ss. 279 to 289.
Most of the offences in this group are related to rashly and negligently endangering public
safety. These offences are as follows-
Rash and Negligent Driving (S. 279):-
Whoever-
i) drives any vehicle, or
i) in a manner so rash or negligent as to endanger human
life, or
ii) rides on any public way
ii) to be likely to cause hurt or injury to any other person.
-Shall be punished with imprisonment up to 6 months or a fine up to Rs.- 1000/- or with
both.
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In State of Maharashtra V/s Salman Khan’s Case ( May 2015)
Famous actor Salman Khan was also convicted of offences U/s 279 and 304 (A) of
the IPC for rash and negligent driving and killing persons sleeping on the footpath of
Mumbai.
II] Other Offences:-
Other offences in the group (i.e., affecting public safety and convenience),
punishable with imprisonment up to 6 months or a fine up to Rs. 1000/- or with both are
as follows-
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Rash navigation of the vessel (S. 280)
Conveying a person by water for hire in an unsafe or overloaded vessel (S. 282)
Putting danger or obstruction in public ways or lines of navigation (S. 283)
Negligent conduct with respect to a poisonous substance (S. 284)
Negligent conduct with respect to fire or combustible matter (S. 285)
Negligent conduct with respect to an explosive substance (S. 286)
Negligent conduct with respect to machinery (S. 287)
Negligent conduct with respect to pulling down or repairing a building (S. 288)
Negligent conduct with respect to an animal against any probable danger to human
life from such animal (S. 289)
However, the only offence in the group punishable severely is defined under
S. 281, i.e., an exhibition of false light, mark, or buoy in order to mislead any navigator is
punishable with imprisonment up to 7 years or with a fine or with both.
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