Whoever voluntarily obstructs any person so as to prevent that person from proceeding in any direction in which that person has a right to proceed, is said wrongfully to restrain that person.
Exception
The obstruction of a private way over land or water which a person in good faith believes himself to have a lawful right to obstruct, is not an offence within the meaning of this section.
Illustration
A obstructs a path along which Z has a right to pass, A not believing in good faith that he has a right to stop the path. Z is thereby prevented from passing. A wrongfully restrains Z.
339 IPC Case Laws (Supreme Court and High Courts)
| Saminanda Pillai (1882) 1 Weir 339 |
| Fateh Mohammad v. Emperor AIR 1928 Lah 445 |
| Pagla Baba v. State AIR 1957 Orissa 130 |
| Rileyv. Stone 94 SE 434 |
| Om Prakash Tilak Chand v. State AIR 1959 Punj 134 |
| Arumuga Nadar (1910) MWN 727 |
| Karaturi Nagamman (1882) 1 Weir 339 |
| In Re Shankugham (1971) Cr. LJ 182 |
| Nripendra Nath Basu v. Kisen Bahadur (1952) 1 Cal 251 |
| Subba Row (1908( 8 Cr. LJ 212 |
| Sundareswara Sranthigal (1927) 50 Mad 673 |
| Subramaina v. Ganadickam (1963) 11 MLJ 80 |
| Durga Pada Chatterjee v. Nilmani Ghose AIR 1935 Cal 252 |
| In re Peria Pannuswami Goundan AIR 1927 Mad 507 |
| Gopal Reddi v. N. Lakshmi Reddi AIR 1947 Mad 555 |
| In Re M. Abraham AIR 1950 Mad 233 |
| Mangal Singh v. Emperor AIR 1941 Pat. 384 |
| Madhav Chandra v. Nalini AIR 1964 Cal 286 |
| Kottan v. State of Kerala (1960) Ker. LT 789 |
| Lalloo Prasad v. Kedar Nath (1963) 2 Cr. LJ 543 |
| Telapolu Subhadu (18840 1 Weir 340 |
| Lahanu (1925) 27 Bom LR 1419 |
| Sundareswara v. Emperor LL.R 30 Mad 673 |
| Dharmalinga v. Emperor ILR 39 Mad 57 |
| Zipru v. Emperor ILR 5 Bom 487 |
| Bai Samrath (1917) 20 Bom LR 106 |
| Cjjagam Vithal (1927) 29 Bom LR 494 |
| Venkata Subba Reddy (1910) MWN 72 |
FAQs on Section 322 of IPC – Voluntarily Causing Grievous Hurt
Section 322 of the Indian Penal Code deals with the offense of voluntarily causing grievous hurt. It pertains to cases where a person intentionally inflicts severe injuries on another, knowing that such injuries are likely to cause grievous hurt.
“Grievous hurt” refers to severe injuries or bodily harm that endangers life, causes the loss of a limb or disfigurement, or substantially impairs a person’s health or ability to carry out their normal duties.
The offense is committed when a person both intends to cause grievous hurt or knows that the hurt he is likely to cause is grievous and, in fact, causes grievous hurt to the victim.
Read also:- IPC Section 322: Voluntarily Causing Grievous Hurt
IPC Section 339: Wrongful restraint,IPC Section 339: Wrongful restraint
