 bill no 147 of  2017 the indian penal code (amendment) bill, 2017 by dr sanjay jaiswal, mp a billfurther to amend the indian penal code, 1860be  it enacted by the parliament in the sixty-eighth year of the republic of india as follows:—1 (1) this act may be called the indian penal code (amendment)  act, 2017short title and commencement(2) it shall come into force on such date as the central government may, by notification,in the official gazette, appoint statement of objects and reasonssection 358 of indian penal code, 1860 provides for punishment for assault or use of criminal force to any person on grave and sudden provocation given by that person the said section intends to put a check on the misuse of the exemption of 'grave and sudden provocation' provided under the code by the person assaulting or using criminal force on the person who gave him the provocation however, in the recent times it has been observed that owing to the meagre punishment provided under section 358 it is being misused for the personal interestthe bill, therefore, seeks to amend section 358 of the indian penal code, 1860 with a view to put a check on the misuse of the safeguard provided under the section for assault or using criminal force on the person causing grave and sudden provocationhence this billnew delhi;sanjay jaiswaljuly 4, 2017 annexure extract from the indian penal code, 1860 (45 of 1860)  assault or criminal force on grave provocation358 whoever assaults or uses criminal force to any person on grave and sudden provocation given by that person, shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to one month, or with fine which may extend to two hundred rupees, or with bothexplanation—the last section is subject to the same explanation as section 352  ———— a billfurther to amend the indian penal code, 1860————(dr sanjay jaiswal, mp)gmgipmrnd—982ls(s3)—24-07-2017