Whoever does any act so rashly or negligently as to endanger human life or the personal safety of others, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three months or with fine which may extend to two thousand five hundred rupees, or with both, but—
(a) where hurt is caused, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees, or with both;
(b) where grievous hurt is caused, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees, or with both.
Legal Commentary & Landmark Judgments: Section 125
Section 125 penalizes doing any act so rashly or negligently as to endanger human life or the personal safety of others, prescribing imprisonment up to three months or fine up to two thousand five hundred rupees, and up to three years if grievous hurt is caused.
In industrial safety violations, open construction site falls, or structural collapses, examine whether standard safety barriers were deployed: proving adherence to municipal building codes disproves criminal rashness under Section 125 BNS.