SECTION 269

Overview: This section talks about another Indian kanoon which is, it prescribes punishment for negligent actions which may spread infection of any disease, thereby threatening human life, punishable with imprisonment which may extend to six months and/or fine.

Meaning of Negligent Act: Negligence means “carelessness”. So it is basically a situation where one person is injured or is harmed due to the carelessness of the other person. The other person does not harm directly but due to an act that he committed negligently is the tort of negligence committed. It is when one person owes another person, the duty of care, which means that any other ordinary person would have taken care if he would have been there in his place, therefore negligence is where due to the failure of one person to take care, another person suffers harm, damage, injury or loss. Sometimes, situations arise in which there exists no contractual relationship between two parties, neither written nor implied. These situations are civil in nature and where there exists a contractual relationship that is where the concept of the criminal liability arises.

Punishment for acting negligent which is likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life under Section 269 IPC: This section provides for punishment to any person who acts negligently which is likely to spread infection of disease which is dangerous to human life. Then that person shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine, or with both.