Multiple choice

A person commits an assault if he

  1. makes any gesture or any preparation intending or knowing it to be likely that such gesture or preparation will cause any person present to apprehend that he is about to use criminal force on that person

  2. makes any preparation intending or knowing it to be likely that such preparation will cause any person present to apprehend that he is about to use criminal force on that person

  3. speaks any words intending that such person present to apprehend that he is about to use criminal force to that person

  4. Any of the above

  5. None of these
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Explanation

An assault, as defined under Section 351 of the Indian Penal Code, is whoever makes any gesture or any preparation intending or knowing it to be likely that such gesture or preparation will cause any person present to apprehend that he is about to use criminal force is said to commit an assault.

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