Legal Provisions Regarding “Assault” – Section 351 of IPC
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”. Image Source : fw008613-flywheel.netdna-ssl.comExplanation: ADVERTISEMENTS: Mere words do not amount to an assault. But the words which a person uses may give to his gestures or preparations such a meaning as may make those gestures or preparations amount to an assault.Illustrations: (a) A shakes his fist at Z, intending or knowing it to be likely that he may thereby cause Z to believe that A is about to strike Z. A has committed an assault. ADVERTISEMENTS: (b) A…