Principle Use of criminal force intentionally knowing that it would cause or is likely to cause inju...........

Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) 1973 Others

Principle: Use of criminal force intentionally knowing that it would cause or is likely to cause injury or annoyance to the person against whom force is used, is an offence.

Facts:X, a renowned social worker who had launched a movement for liberation of women, pulls up a Muslim women‘s veil in public in good faith without her consent causing annoyance to her.

X is a renowned social worker and he has committed no offence because his motive was good

X acted in good faith to liberate her from clutches of tradition and has hence has committed no offence

X has done the act in public and not in secrecy therefore had not committed any offence

X has committed an offence by use of criminal force

Explanation:

The act of X is an intentional act, and the act of pulling the veil causes annoyance. Thus it is criminal force.
X has committed an offence by use of criminal force