Indian Penal Code

Section 186obstructing the discharge of public servants of the public functions – Whoever voluntarily impedes the discharge of public functions of a public servant shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 03 months or with fine up to Rs. 500 or both.

Section 279 – Driving rash/ impatiently on a public highway – Whoever drives a vehicle on a public highway with such impatience or neglect, causing harm to human life or causing harm to any other person, either be punishable with imprisonment for a period of 06 months or will be punishable with fine up to Rs 1000 or punishable with both.

Section 304 (a) To cause death by neglect – Whoever will cause the death of a person due to rash or neglectful act which does not come under the category of criminal human slaughter, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 02 years or with fine or will be punished with both.

Section 337 – To cause harm by acts which endanger the life of another – who shall cause harm to a person by causing any act of havoc or neglect which would endanger the personal life of others shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 06 months or with fine which may extend to 500 rupees or punishable with both.

Section 338 – To cause harm by an act which endangers the life of others or personal injury to others – who shall cause a person to be severely hurt by doing something which causes danger to human life or the personal injury to others. Both shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 02 years or with fine which may extend to Rs 1000 or punishable with both.

Section 332 – Voluntary torture of a public servant to intimidate him from his duty – Whoever voluntarily causes hurt to any person being a public servant in the discharge of his duty as such public serv­ant, or with intent to prevent or deter that person or any other public servant from discharging his duty as such public servant, or in consequence of anything done or attempted to be done by that person in the lawful discharge of his duty as such public servant, shall be punished with imprisonment of either descrip­tion for a term which may extend to 3 years, or with fine, or with both.