IPC Section 334 — Voluntarily causing hurt on provocation

Summary

If a person causes hurt to someone else because of a serious and unexpected provocation, and they did not intend or know that they might hurt anyone other than the person who provoked them, they can be punished with up to one month in prison, or a fine of up to five hundred rupees, or both.

Official Text

Whoever voluntarily causes hurt on grave and sudden provocation, if he neither intends nor knows himself to be likely to cause hurt to any person other than the person who gave the provocation, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one month, or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, or with both.

Related Judgments

• .. Petitioner/Appellant/Accused vs State rep. by — Madras High Court ()
• AHMED ALI & ORS v. STATE OF TRIPURA 935 — Supreme Court of India (2009)
• Petitioners / Appellant vs State represented by — Madras High Court (2006)
• ... Revision Petitioners vs State of Tamil Nadu — Madras High Court (2017)
• KAMIL v. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH — Supreme Court of India (2018)
• S.C.R. 851 851 BALU SUDAM KHALDE & ANR v. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA — Supreme Court of India (2023)
• .. Petitioners/Accused vs State by — Madras High Court (2006)
• MD. ABDUL SUFAN LASKAR & ORS v. STATE 565 OF ASSAM — Supreme Court of India (2008)

Old <-> New Code Mapping

• BNS §122 — Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt on provocation