Assault in the Indian Penal Code, 1860
Channel: Dr.Priya Sepaha
Date: 19/06/2020

This video discusses assault and its various forms and punishment.
Notes are provided below.

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Notes:
Section 351: - Assault
Whoever makes any gesture, or any preparation intending or knowing it to be likely that such gesture or preparation will cause any person present to apprehend that he who makes that gesture or preparation is about to use criminal force to that person, is said to commit an assault.
Essential ingredients:
• Gesture
• Substance
• animal
Explanations:
Mere words do not amount to an assault. But the words which a person uses may give to his gestures or preparation such a meaning as may make those gestures or preparations amount to an assault.
Section 352:- Punishment for assault or criminal force otherwise than on grave provocation
Whoever assaults or uses criminal force to any person otherwise than on grave and sudden provocation given by that person shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three months, or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, or with both.
Explanations
Grave and sudden provocation will not mitigate the punishment for an offence under this section if the provocation is sought or voluntarily provoked by the offender as an excuse for the offence, or
if the provocation is given by anything done in obedience to the law, or by a public servant, in the lawful exercise of the powers of such public servant, or
if the provocation is given by anything done in the lawful exercise of the right of private defence.
Whether the provocation was grave and sudden enough to mitigate the offence, is a question of fact.
Section 353:- Assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty
Whoever assaults or uses criminal force to any person being a public servant in the execution of his duty as such public servant, or with intent to prevent or deter that person from discharging his duty as such public servant, or in consequence of anything done or attempted to be done by such person to the lawful discharge of his duty as such public servant, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.
Section 354:- Assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty
Whoever assaults or uses criminal force to any woman, intending to outrage or knowing it to be likely that he will thereby outrage her modesty, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which shall not be less than one year but which may extend to five years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Section 354B:- Assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to disrobe
Any man who assaults or uses criminal force to any woman or abets such act with the intention of disrobing or compelling her to be naked shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which shall not be less than three years but which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Section 355 -Assault with Intent to Dishonour a Person
Whoever assaults or uses criminal force on that person, hereby intending to dishonour that person, otherwise on a grave and sudden provocation given by that person, shall be imprisoned for two years or be fined, or both. 
Section 356 -Assault in Attempting Theft
Whoever assaults or uses criminal force to another person to commit to attempt theft on any person that he is wearing or he owns, shall be punished for a term which may extend to 2 years, or a fine, or both.
Section 357 - Assault in Attempting Wrongful Confinement
Any person who assaults or uses criminal force on another person with the intention to wrongfully confine another person shall be imprisoned for a period of one year or be fined Rs. 1000 or both.