Section 334: Intentionally endangering safety of person travelling by railway

Any person who, with intent to injure or to endanger the safety of any person travelling
by any railway, whether a particular person or not‐
(1) places anything on the railway; or
(2) deals with the railway, or with anything whatever upon or near the railway, in such
a manner as to affect or endanger the free and safe use of the railway or the safety of
any such person; or
(3) shoots or throws anything at, into, or upon, or causes anything to come into
contact with, any person or thing on the railway; or
(4) shows any light or signal, or in any way deals with any existing light or signal, upon
or near the railway; or
(5) by any omission to do any act which it is his duty to do causes the safety of any
such person to be endangered,
is guilty of a felony and is liable to imprisonment for life, with or without caning.
[30 of 1960.]