A shakes his fist at Z, intending that thereby he may cause Z to believe that A is about to strike Z.…
The threatening gesture is assault under section 130 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 351 IPC): it is intended to make Z apprehend that criminal force…
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A shakes his fist at Z, intending that thereby he may cause Z to believe that A is about to strike Z. As per the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, A committed
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The threatening gesture is assault under section 130 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 351 IPC): it is intended to make Z apprehend that criminal force is about to be used. Actual contact or bodily pain is unnecessary. Without contact it is not criminal force under section 129; without fighting between two or more persons in a public place it is not affray under section 194.
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