In Holi, people enjoy playing with balloons the most in colors. Throwing balloons at each other is more fun when no one knows. People take more pleasure in shooting balloons behind someone or below the ceiling, but do you know that sometimes this act can also land you in jail. Yes, in this way putting color on someone or throwing balloons without asking anyone can become a problem and according to the law it is considered illegal. So let’s know what the law says about applying color like this and under which sections action can be taken against people.
What does the law say?
If If you throw balloons at a passer-by without asking, then action can be taken against them too. Under Section 188 of the IPC, a case can be filed against those who throw water or colored balloons at passers-by without their consent. In such a situation, whenever color is applied to someone, it is necessary to take permission from them first.
Delhi High Court Advocate Manvendra Mukul says that if a person uses water-filled balloons or any other material without the person’s consent. Throws solid or liquid substance at another person, assault case can be registered under section 352 of IPC, in which there is a provision of imprisonment for 3 months and fine can also be imposed.
In this Also, according to section 188 of the Indian Penal Code, a case can be registered in a case related to coercion, causing injury to someone. In this, he can be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one month or with fine which may extend to two hundred rupees or with both. At the same time, women can complain of molestation under section 509 of the Indian Code if color is applied forcefully. If found guilty in this section, the guilty person can be imprisoned for one year or fined both. is.
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