Misconception #1: IPC Section 304-A Catches All Accidents
criminal judiciary advanced myth_bustYeh toh galat hai, dost! Coaching notes aur institutes ye baat bolte hain ki IPC Section 304-A covers all kinds of accidents. Par kya hoga agar hum Section 304-2 ko padhein toh? "Whoever, so far as they are bound by any local law or custom, is guilty of causing 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 which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both.
1 comments
1 Comments
Sign in to join the discussion.
"Arre, yeh to ek bahut hi galat faisleep hai! IPC Section 304-A koi accident nahi, balki woh ek khatra-shaamya hawaalee maree shahadat ke liye ivaahit hai, jo aapne ishtraat par aadataneen dhyaan nahin dena hai yaa ishtraat par ishtraateen dhyaan na dena hai.