Section 228 - “Employees Engaged on Work of Public Utility Ceasing Work
without Notice”: Whoever being an employee engaged in any work
connected with the public health or safety or with any service of public
utility ceases from such work in pre-arranged agreement with two or more
other such employees without giving to his employer fifteen days notice of
his intention so to do, if the intention or effect of such cessation is to
interfere with the performance of any general service connected with
public health, safety or utility to an extent which will cause injury or
damage or grave inconvenience to the community, commits an offence
and shall on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term not
exceeding six months or with fine or with both.
Section 229 - “Negligent Conduct Causing Danger to Person or Property”:
Whoever does any act in a manner so rashly or negligent as to endanger
human life or to be likely to cause hurt or injury to any person or property.
Knowingly or negligently omits to take such order with respect to any
property or substance in his possession or under his control or with any
operations under his control as is sufficient to guard against probable
danger to human life from such property, substance or operations,
commits an offence and shall on conviction, be punished with
imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or with fine or with
both.
Section 230 - “Negligent Conduct with Respect to Animal”: Whoever knowingly or
negligently omits to take such order with respect to any animal in his
possession as is sufficient to guard against any probable danger to human
life or any probable danger of grievous hurt from such animal, commits an
offence and shall on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term
not exceeding six months or with fine or with both.
Section 231 - “Omission to Assist Person Injured or Unconscious or in Peril of his
Life”: Whoever having it in his power to assist a person injured or
unconscious or in peril of his life willfully omits to render such assistance
as is possible without exposing himself or others to danger, commits an
offence and shall on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term
not exceeding one year or with fine or with both.
Section 231(A) – “Breach of Contract to Attend on and Supply Wants of Helpless
Person”: Whoever, being bound by a lawful contract to attend on or to
supply the wants of any person, who by reason of youth or of unsoundness
of mind or of disease or bodily weakness is helpless or incapable of
providing for his own safety or of supplying his own wants, voluntarily
omits so to do, commits an offence and shall on conviction, be punished
with imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or with fine or
with both.
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