CrPC Section 324
Section 324 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) does not exist in its current form. However, Section 324 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) is a well-known provision, and sometimes people refer to IPC sections as "CrPC sections" by mistake.
📜 Indian Penal Code (IPC) Section 324 – Voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means
Text of Section 324 IPC:
"Whoever, except in the case provided for by section 334, voluntarily causes hurt by means of any instrument for shooting, stabbing or cutting, or any instrument which, used as a weapon of offence, is likely to cause death, or by means of fire or any heated substance, or by means of any poison or any corrosive substance, or by means of any explosive substance, or by means of any substance which it is deleterious to the human body to inhale, to swallow, or to receive into the blood, or by means of any animal, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both."
✅ Key Points:
Nature of Offence: Voluntarily causing hurt using dangerous weapons or means.
Punishment: Imprisonment up to 3 years, or fine, or both.
Cognizable: Yes
Bailable: Yes (as per recent legal interpretations and state amendments, though this can vary)
Triable by: Magistrate of the first class
📝 Examples of dangerous means under Section 324 IPC:
Knife
Gun
Acid
Poison
Fire
Animal used as a weapon (e.g., setting a dog on someone)
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