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Supreme Court (SC) Judgements on IPC Section 285. Negligent conduct with respect to fire or combustible matter

 

List of Judgements

Bhalchandra Alias Bapu & ANR Vs. State of Maharashtra [1968] INSC 98 (11 April 1968)

Judgement Date : april/1968, Citation : 1968 Latest Caselaw 98 SC

Headnote :

During an explosion at the factory owned by the appellants, where firecrackers were being produced, several workers either lost their lives or sustained injuries. The appellants were found guilty under sections 304A and 337 of the Indian Penal Code. In their appeal to this Court, the appellants argu...

Suleman Rehiman Mulani & ANR Vs. State of Maharashtra [1967] INSC 284 (1 December 1967)

Judgement Date : december/1967, Citation : 1967 Latest Caselaw 284 SC

Headnote :

The first appellant, who only possessed a learner\'s license, was driving a jeep without an instructor present and caused injury to an individual. The first appellant, along with the second appellant, who was accompanying him, placed the injured person in the jeep to seek medical assistance, but unf...

Kurban Hussein Mohammedali Rangwalla Vs. State of Maharashtra [1964] INSC 295 (15 December 1964)

Judgement Date : december/1964, Citation : 1964 Latest Caselaw 295 SC

Headnote :

The appellant served as the manager and working partner of a paint and varnish manufacturing firm. The Bombay Municipality had granted the factory a license to produce paints using a cold process and to store specific amounts of turpentine, varnish, and paint under certain conditions. However, the f...