A bus driver, driving rashly, knocks down a pedestrian who sustains a simple lacerated wound over the scalp requiring three sutures. Under BNS 2023, the driver is chargeable under which section?
- A Section 106, causing death by negligence
- B Section 125, causing hurt by any act which endangers human life ✓
- C Section 115, voluntarily causing hurt
- D Section 117, voluntarily causing grievous hurt
Correct answer: B. Section 125, causing hurt by any act which endangers human life
Explanation
BNS Section 125 consolidates the former IPC Sections 336, 337 and 338 and punishes rash or negligent acts endangering life: simple hurt attracts up to one year imprisonment, grievous hurt up to three years with fine. Since the victim survived with simple hurt, Section 106 (death by negligence) does not apply, and Sections 115 and 117 require voluntariness, which is absent in a negligent road traffic act.
Reference: Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, Chapter VI ed.
High-yield for: NEET PGINI-CETNExTFMGEUSMLEPLABMRCP
Written and medically reviewed by the StethoPrep medical team.