{"id":364833,"date":"2025-10-27T13:00:45","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T07:30:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=364833"},"modified":"2025-10-31T12:20:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T06:50:16","slug":"kerala-hc-quashes-case-against-teacher-caning-students-corporal-punishment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/10\/27\/kerala-hc-quashes-case-against-teacher-caning-students-corporal-punishment\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Minimal force used to maintain discipline not an offence&#8217;; Kerala HC quashes case against School teacher for beating students with cane"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>\n.animate-charcter{background-image: linear-gradient(-225deg, #231557 0%, #44107a 29%, #ff1361 67%, #fff800 100%); background-size: 200% auto; -webkit-background-clip: text; -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent; animation: textclip 0s linear infinite;}\n@keyframes textclip {to {background-position: 200% center;}}\n<\/style>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Kerala High Court:<\/span> In a petition filed under Section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-9001804270\" target=\"_blank\">528<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-9001804327\" target=\"_blank\">Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023<\/a> (&#8216;BNSS&#8217;) by an accused teacher facing charges under Section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001561633\" target=\"_blank\">324<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002726960\" target=\"_blank\">Penal Code, 1860<\/a> (IPC) and Section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001520228\" target=\"_blank\">75<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002806282\" target=\"_blank\">Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015<\/a> (JJ Act) for beating his students with a cane., a Single Judge Bench of C. Pratheep Kumar, J., quashed the criminal proceedings against the teacher. The Court held that the teacher had used only the minimal force necessary to maintain discipline in the classroom and had acted without any intention to cause harm. It further observed that the prosecution was initiated merely because the parents had misunderstood the teacher&#8217;s bona fide intention in correcting the students.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">The prosecution case was that on 16-09-2019, at about 10:00 a.m., the victim, a 5th standard student of Mambad CAUP School, along with other classmates, was involved in a scuffle inside the classroom. The accused, who was their teacher, intervened with a cane and beat the students involved in the clash on their legs to stop the fight.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">The accused contended that, as a responsible teacher, he was only performing his duty to maintain discipline and prevent the students from harming each other, and that he had no intention of causing any injury. On this basis, he sought quashing of the criminal proceedings initiated against him.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">The Court referred to its earlier decision in <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Jomi<\/span> v. <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">State of Kerala<\/span><a id=\"fnref1\" href=\"#fn1\" title=\"1. 2024 (2) KLD 230\"><sup>1<\/sup><\/a> wherein it was held that when there is no malafide intention on the part of a teacher in inflicting corporal punishment for the well-being of students or for maintaining discipline, Section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001520228\" target=\"_blank\">75<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002806282\" target=\"_blank\">JJ Act<\/a> would not be attracted.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">The Court observed that a teacher, by virtue of his position, had the authority to enforce discipline and correct a student entrusted to his care. When a parent entrusts a child to a teacher, the parent impliedly consents to the teacher exercising reasonable authority for the student&#8217;s improvement. The Court emphasised that it must be examined whether the act of punishment was bona fide and intended for correction. If it was done in good faith for the benefit of the student, the teacher would be within his limits.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">On examining the statement of the victim, the Court noted that the incident occurred during a mutual fight among students involving sticks and a plastic pipe. The teacher had caned only the three students involved, and only on their legs, to stop the violence. The incident, which occurred on 16-09-2019 at 10 a.m., was reported to the police only on 20-09-2019 at 8:27 p.m., with no explanation for the delay. The child was not medically treated, and there was no evidence of any bodily injury.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">The Court held that the teacher had used only the minimal force necessary to maintain discipline and had acted without any intention to cause harm. It remarked that the prosecution arose merely because the parents had misunderstood the teacher&#8217;s bona fide intention.<\/p>\n<p class=\"animate-charcter\" style=\"margin-left: 36pt; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 3%;\">&#8220;The accused has used only minimum force while caning the students. Since he had used only minimum corporal punishment, that too, only for enforcing discipline in the class, it is evident that he had no intention to cause any hurt to the students beyond what is required for enforcing the discipline in the class. Therefore, the above conduct of the accused was only for correcting the students and to make them good citizens and as such he was well within his limits.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">Finding that the teacher&#8217;s conduct did not constitute any offence under Section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001561633\" target=\"_blank\">324<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002726960\" target=\"_blank\">IPC<\/a> or Section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001520228\" target=\"_blank\">75<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002806282\" target=\"_blank\">JJ Act<\/a>, the Court concluded that the continuation of proceedings would amount to an abuse of process.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">Accordingly, the Court quashed the criminal proceedings pending before the Additional Sessions Judge-I , against the teacher.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">[<span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #632423;\">Abhuthahir v. State of Kerala, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/NLmCd857\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2025 SCC OnLine Ker 10898<\/a>, decided on 16-10-2025<\/span>]<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p>Advocates who appeared in this case:<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 18pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">For Petitioner:<\/span> Advocate VA Johnson<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 18pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">For Respondent:<\/span> Senior PP A. Vipin Narayan<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color: #000080;\">Buy Penal Code, 1860 &nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebcwebstore.com\/product_info.php?products_id=1158\" target=\"_blank\">HERE<\/a><\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebcwebstore.com\/product_info.php?products_id=1158\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/penal-code-1860-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"penal code, 1860\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-294601\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/penal-code-1860-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/penal-code-1860-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/penal-code-1860-440x293.jpg 440w, https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/penal-code-1860-650x433.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/penal-code-1860.jpg 886w, https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/penal-code-1860-60x40.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color: #000080;\">Buy Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 &nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebcwebstore.com\/product_info.php?products_id=5000309\" target=\"_blank\">HERE<\/a><\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebcwebstore.com\/product_info.php?products_id=5000309\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/juvenile-justice-care-and-protection-of-children-act-2015-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"juvenile justice (care and protection of children) act, 2015\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-295407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/juvenile-justice-care-and-protection-of-children-act-2015-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/juvenile-justice-care-and-protection-of-children-act-2015-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/juvenile-justice-care-and-protection-of-children-act-2015-440x293.jpg 440w, https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/juvenile-justice-care-and-protection-of-children-act-2015-650x433.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/juvenile-justice-care-and-protection-of-children-act-2015.jpg 886w, https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/juvenile-justice-care-and-protection-of-children-act-2015-60x40.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr\/>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 18pt; text-indent: -18pt;\"><a id=\"fn1\" href=\"#fnref1\">1.<\/a> 2024 (2) KLD 230<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-style: italic;\">&#8220;When a parent entrusts a child to a teacher, he on his behalf impliedly consents the teacher to exercise such authority over the student. When a student does not behave properly or act according to the rules of a school, and if the teacher gives him a corporal punishment for improving his character and conduct, the court has to ascertain whether the said act of the teacher was bona fide or not.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67512,"featured_media":364836,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,10],"tags":[91458,45304,91457,31447,2523,91455,91456,91454],"class_list":["post-364833","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-casebriefs","category-highcourts","tag-case-quashed","tag-corporal-punishment","tag-ipc-section-324","tag-jj-act","tag-Kerala_High_Court","tag-minimal-force","tag-school-discipline","tag-teacher-caning-case"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.4 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Kerala HC Quashes Case Against Teacher for Caning Students | SCC Times<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Kerala High Court quashed criminal proceedings against a school teacher accused of caning students, holding that using minimal force to maintain discipline does not amount to an offence under IPC or JJ Act.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/10\/27\/kerala-hc-quashes-case-against-teacher-caning-students-corporal-punishment\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"&#039;Minimal force used to maintain discipline not an offence&#039;; 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