Causing hurt by means of poison, etc., with intent to commit and offence
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Summary
Administering or causing someone to take poison, a stupefying, intoxicating or unwholesome drug, or any other harmful thing with intent to hurt them, or to commit or facilitate an offence, or knowing it is likely to cause hurt, is punishable by up to ten years imprisonment and a fine.
Example
Meera slips a sedative into her neighbour's tea so she can sneak into his house and steal. That counts as administering a stupefying drug to facilitate an offence; she can face up to ten years in prison and a fine.
Bare Act
Enacted textWhoever administers to or causes to be taken by any person any poison or any stupefying, intoxicating or unwholesome drug, or other thing with intent to cause hurt to such person, or with intent to commit or to facilitate the commission of an offence or knowing it to be likely that he will thereby cause hurt, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.
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