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

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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.

CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENCE

Punishment—Imprisonment for 3 months, or fine of 200 rupees, or both—Non-cognizable—Bailable—Triable by any Magistrate—Compoundable by the person with whom the offender has contracted.

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Chapter XIX: Of The Criminal Breach Of Contracts Of Service

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Chapter XIX: Of The Criminal Breach Of Contracts Of Service

Section 490: [Breach of contract of service during voyage or journey: Repealed by the Workmen’s Breach of Contract (Repealing) Act, 1925]

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

Section 492: [Breach of contract to serve at distant place to which servant is conveyed at master’s expense: Repealed by the Workmen’s Breach of Contract (Repealing) Act, 1925 (3 of 1925)]

Filed Under: Chapter XIX: Of The Criminal Breach Of Contracts Of Service

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