Ipc Section 491 : Breach of contract to attend on and supply wants of helpless person:

Indian Penal Code 1860 (IPC 1860)
Section 491 :
Breach of contract to attend on and supply wants of helpless person:
(See section 357 of BNS 2023)
Classification of Offence:
Offence: Being bound to attend on or supply the wants of a person who is helpless from youth, unsoundness of mind or disease, and voluntarily omitting to do so.
Punishment :Imprisonment for 3 months, or fine of 200 rupees, or both.
Cognizable or Non-cognizable :Non-cognizable
Bailable or Non-bailable :Bailable
Compoundable or Non-compoundable : The person with whom the offender has contracted.
By Which Court Triable :Any Magistrate
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Whoever, being bound by a lawful contract to attend on or to supply the wants of any person who, by reason of youth, or of unsoundness of mind, or of a disease or bodily weakness, is helpless or incapable of providing for his own safety or of supplying his own wants, voluntarily omits so to do, 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 hundred rupees, or with both.

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