Voluntarily causing hurt
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Summary
An act done with the intention of causing hurt, or with the knowledge that it is likely to cause hurt, and which actually causes hurt, counts as voluntarily causing hurt. It applies when someone’s conduct knowingly or deliberately results in physical injury to another. Such conduct is punishable with imprisonment up to one year, or a fine up to ten thousand rupees, or both, unless another provision provides an exception.
Example
Ravi pushes his neighbour during an argument and the neighbour ends up with a bruise. Because Ravi acted intending or knowing his push was likely to cause hurt and it did cause hurt, he can be punished with up to one year imprisonment, or a fine up to ten thousand rupees, or both.
Bare Act
Enacted text(1) Whoever does any act with the intention of thereby causing hurt to any person, or with the knowledge that he is likely thereby to cause hurt to any person, and does thereby cause hurt to any person, is said “voluntarily to cause hurt”.
(2) Whoever, except in the case provided for by sub- section (1) of section 120 voluntarily causes hurt, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees, or with both.
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