Section 239: Involuntary homicide and wounds and blows

239. Involuntary homicide and wounds and blows (1) Quiconque, par maladresse, (1) Any person who, by unskilimprudence, inattention, négligence fulness, imprudence, want of cauou inobservation des règlements au- tion, negligence or non-observance ra commis involontairement un ho- of regulations, involuntarily commits micide, ou en aura involontairement homicide, or is the unwilling cause été la cause, sera puni d’emprison- of homicide shall be punished by nement et d’une amende qui imprisonment and by a fine not exn’excèdera pas 150,000 roupies. ceeding 150,000 rupees. (2) S’il n’est résulté que des (2) Where wounds or blows only blessures ou coups, la peine sera have ensued, the punishment shall d’une amende qui ne pourra excéder be a fine not exceeding 100,000 100,000 roupies, ou d’une peine rupees and imprisonment for a term d’emprisonnement qui n’excèdera not exceeding one year. pas un an. [S. 239 amended by Act 29 of 1990; Act 5 of 1999; s. 8 of Act 36 of 2008 w.e.f. 6 December 2008.]