Law of Tort Easement Assault and Battery

Assault and Battery

1. Opening Words 2. Definition of Tort to person (Ratan Lal)

3.Kinds of Trespass to Persons (i) Assault (ii) Battery (iii) False imprisonment

4.Defination of Assault 5.Essntials Element of Assault (I) Some Preparation of Gesture Constituting threat of Force (II) A Reasonable Apprehension of the use of force (III) Defendant’s Ability to carry out Threat

7. Definition of Battery (8) Essentials Elements of Battery (I) Use of Force (II) Intention (III) Without Legal Justification

9. Similarities of assault and Battery

10. Difference between Assault and Battery (I) As to Use of Force (II) As to Apprehension (III) As to Nature

11. Defenses in an Action under assault and Battery (I) Self Defence (II) Parental or Quasi Parental Authority (Expulsion of Trespasser (IV) Preservation of Public Peace (V) Consent (VI) Legal Process (VII) Inevitable Accident

12. Remedies of assault and Battery (i) Under the Law of Torts (ii) Under Criminal Law under sec. 351 of PPC for Assault

13. Closing Words