Himachal Pradesh High Court Declares Human Teeth are Not 'Deadly Weapon'

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that human teeth cannot be considered as 'deadly weapons' under the provision for voluntarily causing hurt using dangerous weapons (Section 324 IPC).

The Court was hearing a case where a woman and her child were attacked by a man inside their house in March, 2007.

While the Trial and Sessions Courts convicted the accused, the High Court noted that the subordinate Courts had erred in convicting the accused under Section 324 but upheld the conviction under other relevant provisions.

The Court also held that a house is the castle of a person and breaking into it, in the middle of the night, is a grave offence.

[Khelo Ram v State of H.P.]