Section 290 Earlier IPC 288
Negligent conduct with respect to pulling down, repairing or constructing buildings, etc
Chapter 15: Offences affecting public health, safety, convenience, decency and morals
Whoever, in pulling down, repairing or constructing any building, knowingly or negligently omits to take such measures 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 five thousand rupees, or with both.
The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (Act No. 45 of 2023). As printed in the Gazette on 25 December 2023. Later amendments, if any, are not included.
Related sections
- 287Negligent conduct with respect to fire or combustible matterIPC 285
- 288Negligent conduct with respect to explosive substanceIPC 286
- 289Negligent conduct with respect to machineryIPC 287
- 291Negligent conduct with respect to animalIPC 289
- 292Punishment for public nuisance in cases not otherwise provided forIPC 290
- 293Continuance of nuisance after injunction to discontinueIPC 291