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Carriers Act, 1865 Section 9

Title: Plaintiffs, in Suits for Loss, Damage, or Non-delivery, Not Required to Prove Negligence or Criminal Act

State: Central

Year: 1865

In any suit brought against a common carrier for the loss, damage or non-delivery of 1[goods including container, pallets or similar article of transport used to consolidate goods) entrusted] to him for carriage, it shall not be necessary for the plaintiff to prove that such loss, damage or non-delivery was owing to the negligence or criminal act of the carrier, his servants or agents. ______________________ 1. Substituted by Act 28 of 1993, section 31 and Schedule, Pt. I, for "goods entrusted (c.f.o. 16-10-1992).

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Railways Act, 1989 Section 161

Title: Negligently Crossing Unmanned Level Crossing

State: Central

Year: 1989

If any person driving or leading a vehicle is negligent in crossing an unmanned level crossing, he shall be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to one year. Explanation.--For the purposes of this section, "negligence" in relation to any person driving or leading a vehicle in crossing an unmanned level crossing means the crossing of such level crossing by such person-- (a) without stopping or caring to stop the vehicle near such level crossing to observe whether any approaching rolling stock is in sight, or (b) even while an approaching rolling stock is in sight.

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Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) Section 284

Title: Negligent Conduct with Respect to Poisonous Substance

State: Central

Year: 1860

Whoever does, with any poisonous substance, any act in a manner so rash or negligent as to endanger human life, or to be likely to cause hurt or injury to any person, or knowingly or negligently omits to take such order with any poisonous substance in his possession as is sufficient to guard against any probable danger to human life from such-poisonous substance, 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.

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Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) Section 285

Title: Negligent Conduct with Respect to Fire or Combustible Matter

State: Central

Year: 1860

Whoever does, with fire or any combustible matter, any act so rashly or negligently as to endanger human life, or to be likely to cause hurt or injury to any other person, or knowingly or negligently omits to take such order with any fire or any combustible matter in his possession as is sufficient to guard against any probable danger to human life from such fire or combustible matter, 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.

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Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) Section 286

Title: Negligent Conduct with Respect to Explosive Substance

State: Central

Year: 1860

Whoever does, with any explosive substance, any act so rashly or negligently as to endanger human life, or to be likely to cause hurt or injury to any other person, or knowingly or negligently omits to take such order with any explosive substance in his possession as is sufficient to guard against any probable danger to human life from that substance, 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.

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Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) Section 287

Title: Negligent Conduct with Respect to Machinery

State: Central

Year: 1860

Whoever does, with any machinery, any act so rashly or negligently as to endanger human life, or to be likely to cause hurt or injury to any other person, or knowingly or negligently omits to lake such order with any machinery in his possession or under his care as is sufficient to guard against any probable danger to human life from such machinery, 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.

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Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) Section 304A

Title: Causing Death by Negligence

State: Central

Year: 1860

1[304A. Causing death by negligence Whoever causes the death of any person by doing any rash or negligent act not amounting to culpable homicide, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.] ___________________ 1. Inserted by Act 27 of 1870, section 12.

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Electricity Act, 2003 Section 139

Title: Negligently Breaking or Damaging Works

State: Central

Year: 2003

1 [139. Negligently breaking or damaging works Whoever, negligently breaks, injures, throws down or damages any material connected with the supply of electricity, shall be punishable with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees.] _________________ 1.Substituted by Electricity (Amendment) Act, 2003 (57 of 2003), w.e.f.27-1-2004 vide SO 119(E), dt. 27-1-2004.

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Education Act, 1983 Section 23

Title: Duties of Certain Persons Entrusted with the Examination Work

State: Karnataka

Year: 1983

No person,- (a) who is appointed as a paper setter at any examination shall supply or cause to be supplied the question paper drawn by him or a copy thereof or communicate the contents of such paper to any person or give publicity thereto in any manner, except in accordance with the instructions given to him in writing by his appointing authority in this behalf; or (b) who is entrusted with the work of printing, cyclostyling, typing or otherwise producing copies of any question paper set for the purposes of any examination shall supply or cause to be supplied a copy thereof or communicate the contents thereof to any person or give publicity thereto in any manner, except in accordance with the instructions given to him in writing by the authority which entrusted the work to him; or (c) who is entrusted with the custody, or is otherwise in possession of any question paper set for the purposes of any examination shall supply or distribute or cause to be supplied or distributed any copy thereof or communicate the contents thereof to any person or give publicity thereto in any manner, except in accordance with the instructions given to him in writing by the authority which entru

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Railways Act, 1989 Section 154

Title: Endangering Safety of Persons Travelling by Railway by Rash or Negligent Act or Omission

State: Central

Year: 1989

If any person in a rash and negligent manner does any act, or omits to do what he is legally bound to do, and the act or omission is likely to endanger the safety of any person travelling or being upon any railway, he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both.

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