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Wednesday, May 5, 2021

Other forms of Criminal Force and Assault (Ss 355-358) IPC

Section 355 - Assault or criminal force with intent to dishonour person, otherwise than on grave provocation - Whoever assaults or uses criminal force to any person, intending thereby to dishonour that person, otherwise than on grave and sudden provocation given by that person, shall be punished...

Ingredients

1. The offender must assault or use criminal force on the victim.
2. Such assault or criminal force must be used with the intent to dishonour the victim.
3. Such assault or criminal force must be used otherwise than on grave and sudden provocation given by the victim.
4. If the above ingredients are fulfilled, then it will be assault or criminal force with intent to dishonour person, otherwise than on grave provocation.

Of Criminal Force and Assault (Ss 349-353) IPC

Section 349Force – A person is said to use force to another if he causes motion, change of motion, or cessation of motion to that other, or if he causes to any substance such motion, or change of motion, or cessation of motion as brings that substance into contact with any part of that other’s body, or with anything which that other is wearing or carrying, or with anything so situated that such contact affects that other’s sense of feeling…