278. Making atmosphere noxious to health: Whoever voluntarily vitiates the
atmosphere in any place so as to make it noxious to the health of persons in general
dwelling or carrying on business in the neighbourhood or passing along a public way, shall
be punished with fine, which may extend to five hundred rupees.
279. Rash driving or riding on a public way: Whoever drives any vehicle, or rides,, on
any public way in a manner so rash or negligent as .to endanger human life, or to be likely
to cause hurt or injury to any other person, 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.
280. Rash navigation of vessel: Whoever navigates any vessel in a manner so rash or
negligent as to endanger human life, or to be likely to cause hurt or injury to any other
person, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may
extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees or with both.
281. Exhibition of false light, mark or buoy: Whoever exhibits any false light, mark or
buoy intending or knowing it to be likely that such exhibition will mislead any navigator,
shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to
seven years, or with fine, or with both.
282. Conveying person by water for hire in unsafe or overloaded vessel: Whoever
knowingly or negligently conveys; or causes to be conveyed for hire, any person by water
in any vessel, when that vessel is in such a state or so loaded as to endanger the fife of
that person, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which
may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with
both.
283. Danger or obstruction in public way or line of navigation: Whoever, by doing any
act, or by omitting to take order with any property in his possession or under his charge,
causes danger, obstruction or injury to any person in any public way or public line of
navigation, shall be punished with fine which may extend to two hundred rupees.
284. Negligent conduct with respect to poisonous substance: Whoever does, with
any poisonous substance, any act in a manner so rash or negligent as to endanger human
life, or to be likely to cause hurt or injury to any person, or knowingly or negligently omits
to take such order with any poisonous substance in his possession as is sufficient to
guard against any probable danger to human life from such poisonous substance,
shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to
six months, or with fine, which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both.
285. Negligent conduct with respect to fire or combustible matter : Whoever does,
with tire or any combustible matter, any act so rashly or negligently as to endanger human
life, or to be likely to cause hurt or injury to any other person,