IPC Section 335 — Voluntarily causing grievous hurt on provocation

Summary

If a person causes serious injury to someone else because of a strong and unexpected provocation, and that person did not intend or expect to cause such serious injury to anyone except the person who provoked them, then they can be punished with up to four years in prison, or a fine of up to two thousand rupees, or both.

Official Text

Whoever voluntarily causes grievous hurt on grave and sudden provocation, if he neither intends nor knows himself to be likely to cause grievous 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 four years, or with fine which may extend to two thousand rupees, or with both.

Related Judgments

• .. Petitioner/Appellant/Accused vs State rep. by — Madras High Court ()
• Petitioners / Appellant vs State represented by — Madras High Court (2006)
• AHMED ALI & ORS v. STATE OF TRIPURA 935 — Supreme Court of India (2009)
• .. Petitioners/Accused vs State by — Madras High Court (2006)
• MAQBOOL v. THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND ANOTHER — Supreme Court of India (2018)
• CRL A/817/2008 — Madras High Court (2008)
• S.C.R. 857 RICHHPAL SINGH MEENA v. GHASI — Supreme Court of India (2014)
• PRABHU v. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH 1101 — Supreme Court of India (2008)

Old <-> New Code Mapping

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