Criminal Justice Act, 1951
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Amendment of section 42 of the Offences against the Person Act, 1861. |
11.—(1) In this section references to common assault and battery are to offences under section 42 of the Offences against the Person Act, 1861 . | |
(2) A person convicted of common assault or battery shall be liable to a fine not exceeding fifty pounds or, at the discretion of the Court, imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months. | ||
(3) Common assault and battery may be summarily prosecuted on complaint made by or on behalf of the aggrieved person or otherwise. | ||
(4) The adjudication of a complaint as to common assault or battery shall not affect any civil remedy that the complainant may have against the defendant in respect of the subject matter of the complaint. |