Section 335 Indian Penal Code
Section 335 of the Indian Penal Code 1860 is about Voluntarily causing grievous hurt on provocation. It is under CHAPTER XVI (OF OFFENCESAFFECTINGTHE HUMAN BODY) of the Code.
Voluntarily causing grievous hurt on provocation
Whoever 1 [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.
Explanation.—The last two sections are subject to the same provisos as Exception 1, section 300.
