Criminal intent and negligence are two different legal concepts. Criminal intent refers to the mental state of a person who commits a crime. Negligence, on the other hand, is a failure to take reasonable care to avoid harming others.

Negligence can be either criminal or civil in nature. Criminal negligence typically involves a conscious disregard for the safety of others, while civil negligence typically involves a failure to take reasonable care to avoid harming others. The concept of criminal intent is important to determine whether a person can be held criminally liable for their actions. If a person commits an act that results in harm to another person, but did not do so with the intention of causing harm, then they may not be criminally liable.

For example, if a person gets killed in a deliberate road accident, it would be classified as murder, while if there were no intention to kill, it would be classified as manslaughter. The difference in the sentence would range from a life sentence or over five years to a few months or a year.

The standard of proof (or onus proof) for criminal intent is higher than the standard of proof for negligence. This means that it is more difficult to prove that a person had criminal intent than it is to prove that they were negligent.

Negligence can be either intentional or accidental. Intentional negligence occurs when a person knows that their actions could result in harm to another person, but fails to take reasonable precautions to avoid harming them. Accidental negligence occurs when a person does not know that their actions could result in harm to another person, but fails to take reasonable precautions to avoid harming them.