Case Law Analysis
|Kerala High Court
BNS Section 118(1) | Plastic Chair Not a 'Deadly Weapon' for Non-Bailable Assault: Kerala HC
The Kerala High Court ruled that using a plastic chair in an assault does not meet the threshold of a 'deadly weapon' under BNS Section 118(1), making the offence bailable and setting a critical precedent for how everyday objects are interpreted in criminal liability. This clarifies the scope of non-bailable offences and protects accused persons from disproportionate pre-arrest detention over minor altercations.