Whoever assaults or uses criminal force to any person on grave and sudden provocation given by that person, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one month, or with fine which may extend to $1,000, or with both.
Section history
Section 358 — Assaulting or using criminal force on grave and sudden provocation
As in force on 1 January 2013.
Timeline 4 versions
- 30 March 1987 Enacted
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Explanation.—This section is subject to the same explanation as section 352.
[Indian PC 1860, s. 358]