IPC § 335 · Indian Penal Code, 1860 · Repealed on 1 July 2024
Section 335 IPC — Voluntarily causing grievous hurt on provocation
Replaced from 1 July 2024 by BNS 122(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. Offences committed on or before 30 June 2024 are still charged under the IPC.
The law now: BNS 122 — Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt on provocation
BNS 122(2) is the part that replaced IPC 335.
(1) Whoever voluntarily causes hurt on grave and sudden provocation, if he neither intends nor knows himself to be likely to cause 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 one month, or with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees, or with both.
(2) Whoever 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 five years, or with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees, or with both.
Explanation.—This section is subject to the same proviso as Exception 1 of section 101.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in). The Gazette of India is the authoritative text. BNS 122 in full