offender, whilst deprived of the power of self control by grave and sudden provocation, causes the death of the person who gave the provocation ... provocation is not given by any thing done in the lawful exercise of the right of private defence. Explanation. - Whether the provocation was grave
Punishment for assault or criminal force otherwise than on grave provocation.
- Whoever assaults or uses criminal force to any person otherwise than on grave ... provocation is given by anything done in the lawful exercise of the right of private defence. Whether the provocation was grave and sudden enough
criminal force with intent to dishonour persons, otherwise than on grave provocation.
- Whoever assaults or uses criminal force to any person, intending thereby to dishonour ... that person, otherwise than on grave and sudden provocation given by that person, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which
State Ranbir Penal Code, 1989
358. Assault or criminal force on grave provocation.
- Whoever assaults or uses criminal force to any person on grave
that act. Illustration A attacks Z under such circumstances of grave provocation that his killing of Z would be only culpable homicide not amounting
Voluntarily causing hurt on provocation.
- Whoever voluntarily causes hurt on grave and sudden provocation, if he neither intends nor knows himself to be likely
intended to cause B's death ; that A had received grave and sudden provocation from B; that A at the time of doing
with causing grievous hurt. He proves that he acted on grave and sudden provocation. He may be convicted under section 335 of that Code
with fine, or with both. Illustration A, on grave and sudden provocation, fires pistol at Z, under such circumstances that if he thereby caused death
accused of murder, alleges that, by grave and sudden, provocation, he was deprived of the power of self control. The burden of proof
