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CHAPTER VI OF OFFENCES AFFECTING THE HUMAN BODY · Of criminal force and assault

Section 136: Assault or criminal force on grave provocation

The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023

Whoever assaults or uses criminal force to any person on grave and sudden provocation given by that person, shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to one month, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both.

Explanation.—This section is subject to the same Explanation as section 131.

Corresponding IPC provision

As given in the correspondence table of the National Crime Records Bureau (Ministry of Home Affairs). Read both texts before relying on it. NCRB table

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