Kautilya's Arthashastra 4.13.13

4.13.13

durbalaṃ veśma śakaṭam anuttabdham ūrdhastaṃbhaṃ śastram anapāśrayam apraticchannaṃ śvabhraṃ kūpaṃ kūṭāvapātaṃ vā kṛtvā hiṃsāyāṃ daṇḍapāruṣyaṃ vidyāt //

Harm due to the construction of unstable houses, carts with no support or with a beam or weapon hung above or with damaged support or with no covering, and harm due to causing a cart to fall in pits, or a tank, or from a dam, shall be treated as assault.