Principle: Use of criminal force intentionally knowing

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M: +1.00/-0.25

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.

[CLAT 2019]

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

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

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

D X has committed an offence by use of criminal force