Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29)

Section 51 - Definition of manslaughter

A person who causes the death of another person by an unlawful harm commits manslaughter, but if the harm causing the death is caused by negligence that person has not committed manslaughter unless the negligence amount to a reckless disregard for human life.

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