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mkdir -p /tmp/workspace/legal-docs && python3 << 'EOF' from docx import Document from docx.shared import Pt, Inches, RGBColor from docx.enum.text import WD_ALIGN_PARAGRAPH from docx.oxml.ns import qn from docx.oxml import OxmlElement doc = Document() # --- Page margins --- section = doc.sections[0] section.page_width = Inches(8.27) section.page_height = Inches(11.69) section.left_margin = Inches(1.0) section.right_margin = Inches(1.0) section.top_margin = Inches(1.0) section.bottom_margin = Inches(1.0) # --- Default style --- normal = doc.styles['Normal'] normal.font.name = 'Arial' normal.font.size = Pt(11) # ===================== HELPERS ===================== def set_heading(para, text, level, color_hex): run = para.add_run(text) run.bold = True run.font.name = 'Arial' run.font.size = Pt(16 - level*2) r, g, b = int(color_hex[0:2],16), int(color_hex[2:4],16), int(color_hex[4:6],16) run.font.color.rgb = RGBColor(r, g, b) para.paragraph_format.space_before = Pt(14) para.paragraph_format.space_after = Pt(4) def add_para(doc, text, bold=False, italic=False, size=11, color_hex=None, space_before=4, space_after=4): p = doc.add_paragraph() run = p.add_run(text) run.bold = bold run.italic = italic run.font.name = 'Arial' run.font.size = Pt(size) if color_hex: r,g,b = int(color_hex[0:2],16),int(color_hex[2:4],16),int(color_hex[4:6],16) run.font.color.rgb = RGBColor(r,g,b) p.paragraph_format.space_before = Pt(space_before) p.paragraph_format.space_after = Pt(space_after) return p def add_bullet(doc, text, bold_prefix=None): p = doc.add_paragraph(style='List Bullet') if bold_prefix: run = p.add_run(bold_prefix) run.bold = True run.font.name = 'Arial' run.font.size = Pt(11) run2 = p.add_run(text) run2.font.name = 'Arial' run2.font.size = Pt(11) else: run = p.add_run(text) run.font.name = 'Arial' run.font.size = Pt(11) p.paragraph_format.space_after = Pt(3) def shade_cell(cell, hex_color): tc = cell._tc tcPr = tc.get_or_add_tcPr() shd = OxmlElement('w:shd') shd.set(qn('w:val'), 'clear') shd.set(qn('w:color'), 'auto') shd.set(qn('w:fill'), hex_color) tcPr.append(shd) def set_cell_text(cell, text, bold=False, size=11, align=None, color_hex=None): cell.text = '' para = cell.paragraphs[0] run = para.add_run(text) run.bold = bold run.font.name = 'Arial' run.font.size = Pt(size) if color_hex: r,g,b = int(color_hex[0:2],16),int(color_hex[2:4],16),int(color_hex[4:6],16) run.font.color.rgb = RGBColor(r,g,b) if align: para.alignment = align para.paragraph_format.space_before = Pt(3) para.paragraph_format.space_after = Pt(3) # ===================== TITLE PAGE ===================== p = doc.add_paragraph() p.alignment = WD_ALIGN_PARAGRAPH.CENTER run = p.add_run('LEGAL REFERENCE DOCUMENT') run.bold = True; run.font.name = 'Arial'; run.font.size = Pt(20) run.font.color.rgb = RGBColor(0x1A, 0x3A, 0x6B) p.paragraph_format.space_before = Pt(0); p.paragraph_format.space_after = Pt(6) p2 = doc.add_paragraph() p2.alignment = WD_ALIGN_PARAGRAPH.CENTER run2 = p2.add_run('Hurt under Section 319 IPC') run2.bold = True; run2.font.name = 'Arial'; run2.font.size = Pt(16) run2.font.color.rgb = RGBColor(0x1A, 0x3A, 0x6B) p2.paragraph_format.space_after = Pt(4) p3 = doc.add_paragraph() p3.alignment = WD_ALIGN_PARAGRAPH.CENTER run3 = p3.add_run('Comparative Analysis: Bodily Pain | Disease | Infirmity') run3.italic = True; run3.font.name = 'Arial'; run3.font.size = Pt(13) run3.font.color.rgb = RGBColor(0x55, 0x55, 0x55) p3.paragraph_format.space_after = Pt(20) # Divider p_div = doc.add_paragraph() pPr = p_div._p.get_or_add_pPr() pBdr = OxmlElement('w:pBdr') bottom = OxmlElement('w:bottom') bottom.set(qn('w:val'), 'single') bottom.set(qn('w:sz'), '12') bottom.set(qn('w:space'), '1') bottom.set(qn('w:color'), '1A3A6B') pBdr.append(bottom) pPr.append(pBdr) p_div.paragraph_format.space_after = Pt(14) # ===================== SECTION 1: Statutory Provision ===================== h = doc.add_paragraph() set_heading(h, '1. Statutory Provision', 1, '1A3A6B') add_para(doc, 'Section 319, Indian Penal Code, 1860 (now mirrored in Section 115, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023):', bold=True, size=11) p_box = doc.add_paragraph() run_box = p_box.add_run( '"Whoever causes bodily pain, disease or infirmity to any person is said to cause hurt."' ) run_box.italic = True run_box.font.name = 'Arial' run_box.font.size = Pt(12) run_box.font.color.rgb = RGBColor(0x1A, 0x3A, 0x6B) p_box.paragraph_format.left_indent = Inches(0.4) p_box.paragraph_format.right_indent = Inches(0.4) p_box.paragraph_format.space_before = Pt(6) p_box.paragraph_format.space_after = Pt(10) add_para(doc, 'Hurt therefore has THREE distinct limbs, each of which independently satisfies the definition. A person need not suffer all three — any one is sufficient.', size=11) # ===================== SECTION 2: Comparison Table ===================== h2 = doc.add_paragraph() set_heading(h2, '2. Comparative Table', 1, '1A3A6B') # 8 columns headers = ['Aspect', 'Bodily Pain', 'Disease', 'Infirmity'] col_widths = [Inches(1.6), Inches(1.8), Inches(1.8), Inches(1.8)] table = doc.add_table(rows=1, cols=4) table.style = 'Table Grid' # Header row hdr_cells = table.rows[0].cells for i, (h_txt, w) in enumerate(zip(headers, col_widths)): hdr_cells[i].width = w shade_cell(hdr_cells[i], '1A3A6B') set_cell_text(hdr_cells[i], h_txt, bold=True, size=11, align=WD_ALIGN_PARAGRAPH.CENTER, color_hex='FFFFFF') rows_data = [ ('Definition', 'Sensation of physical pain felt in any part of the body', 'Transmission or communication of a pathological condition to another person', 'Inability of an organ or the mind to perform its normal function; an unsound / unhealthy state'), ('Nature', 'Physical / somatic', 'Pathological / biological', 'Functional impairment — physical OR mental'), ('Duration', 'Usually temporary; may be momentary', 'May be temporary or permanent (acute or chronic)', 'May be temporary or permanent'), ('Physical contact required?', 'Not necessarily (e.g., fright causing pain)', 'Not required (e.g., sexual transmission)', 'Not required (e.g., terror causing paralysis)'), ('Mental element covered?', 'Primarily physical pain; indirect mental anguish may count', 'No — purely pathological', 'Yes — hysteria, terror, extreme mental distress are covered'), ('Key example', 'Striking someone causing bruising or pain', 'Communicating HIV, syphilis or tuberculosis', 'Causing hysteria or terror; paralysis of a limb through trauma'), ('Key judicial authority', 'Jashanmal Jhamatmal v. Brahmanand Sarupananda, AIR 1944 Sind 19', 'Raka v. Emperor, ILR 11 Bom 59 (1887)', 'Jashanmal Jhamatmal v. Brahmanand Sarupananda, AIR 1944 Sind 19'), ('Threshold', 'Must exceed "so slight a harm that no person of ordinary sense or temper would complain" (de minimis excluded)', 'Must be causally direct; remote transmission may fall under S.269/270 IPC instead', 'Must affect normal functioning; trivial discomfort excluded'), ('Overlap with grievous hurt?', 'Yes — if it endangers life or causes 20+ days of severe pain (S.320 IPC)', 'Yes — if disease is life-threatening or causes 20+ days incapacity', 'Yes — permanent impairment of organ / limb qualifies as grievous hurt'), ] alt = False for row_data in rows_data: row_cells = table.add_row().cells for i, (txt, w) in enumerate(zip(row_data, col_widths)): row_cells[i].width = w bg = 'EEF2FF' if (alt and i > 0) else ('F0F4FF' if i == 0 else 'FFFFFF') shade_cell(row_cells[i], bg) bold_cell = (i == 0) set_cell_text(row_cells[i], txt, bold=bold_cell, size=10) alt = not alt doc.add_paragraph().paragraph_format.space_after = Pt(8) # ===================== SECTION 3: Individual Analysis ===================== h3 = doc.add_paragraph() set_heading(h3, '3. Individual Analysis', 1, '1A3A6B') # --- Bodily Pain --- h3a = doc.add_paragraph() set_heading(h3a, '3.1 Bodily Pain', 2, '2E5EAA') add_para(doc, 'Bodily pain is the most straightforward limb of hurt. It refers to any physical pain suffered by a person as the direct result of an act.', size=11) add_bullet(doc, 'Pain of any degree is covered — there is no requirement that the pain be severe.', bold_prefix='Degree: ') add_bullet(doc, 'Only pain so trivial that no person of ordinary sense would complain is excluded (de minimis principle).', bold_prefix='De minimis: ') add_bullet(doc, 'Direct physical contact is not required. Terror or fright causing physical pain qualifies.', bold_prefix='Contact: ') add_bullet(doc, 'Jashanmal Jhamatmal v. Brahmanand Sarupananda, AIR 1944 Sind 19 — fright alone, without direct contact, can constitute bodily pain.', bold_prefix='Authority: ') # --- Disease --- h3b = doc.add_paragraph() set_heading(h3b, '3.2 Disease', 2, '2E5EAA') add_para(doc, 'Disease under Section 319 refers to the communication or transmission of a pathological condition from the accused to the victim.', size=11) add_bullet(doc, 'The accused transmits a disease (e.g., infection, illness) to the victim directly or indirectly.', bold_prefix='What it covers: ') add_bullet(doc, 'The causal link must be direct. Where the interval between the act and the onset of disease is too remote, the offence may fall under S.269/270 IPC (negligent spread of infection) instead.', bold_prefix='Causal proximity: ') add_bullet(doc, 'Raka v. Emperor (1887) ILR 11 Bom 59 — a prostitute who communicated syphilis was held liable under S.269, NOT S.319, because the interval was too remote.', bold_prefix='Key case: ') add_bullet(doc, 'A person who directly and deliberately transmits HIV or tuberculosis to another with the requisite intent may be charged with hurt (S.321) or grievous hurt (S.322) depending on severity.', bold_prefix='Modern application: ') # --- Infirmity --- h3c = doc.add_paragraph() set_heading(h3c, '3.3 Infirmity', 2, '2E5EAA') add_para(doc, 'Infirmity is the broadest of the three limbs and uniquely covers both physical and mental dysfunction.', size=11) add_bullet(doc, 'Inability of an organ (or the mind) to perform its normal function — temporary or permanent.', bold_prefix='Definition: ') add_bullet(doc, 'An unsound or unhealthy state of the body or mind.', bold_prefix='Scope: ') add_bullet(doc, 'Hysteria, terror, and extreme psychological disturbance are expressly included.', bold_prefix='Mental states: ') add_bullet(doc, 'No direct physical contact is necessary.', bold_prefix='Contact: ') add_bullet(doc, 'Jashanmal Jhamatmal v. Brahmanand Sarupananda, AIR 1944 Sind 19 — infirmity expressly held to cover hysteria and terror.', bold_prefix='Authority: ') add_bullet(doc, 'If the infirmity is permanent (e.g., permanent impairment of a limb), it may escalate to grievous hurt under S.320 IPC.', bold_prefix='Escalation: ') # ===================== SECTION 4: Relationship to Grievous Hurt ===================== h4 = doc.add_paragraph() set_heading(h4, '4. Relationship to Grievous Hurt (Section 320 IPC)', 1, '1A3A6B') add_para(doc, 'Any of the three limbs of hurt may escalate to grievous hurt if the resulting harm:', size=11) add_bullet(doc, 'Endangers life') add_bullet(doc, 'Causes severe bodily pain for 20 or more days') add_bullet(doc, 'Renders the victim unable to follow ordinary pursuits for 20 or more days') add_bullet(doc, 'Permanently disfigures the face or head') add_bullet(doc, 'Causes permanent privation of sight, hearing, or any member or joint (State of Gujarat v. Samaj, AIR 1969 Guj 337)') # ===================== SECTION 5: Conduct Money ===================== h5 = doc.add_paragraph() set_heading(h5, '5. Conduct Money for Expert Witnesses', 1, '1A3A6B') add_para(doc, '5.1 What is Conduct Money?', bold=True, size=12) add_para(doc, 'Conduct money is the sum of money paid or tendered to a witness to cover their travelling and other expenses ' 'for attending court. It is a precondition to issuing a summons (Order XVI, Rule 2, CPC 1908; Section 61, CrPC 1973 / ' 'Section 67, BNSS 2023 for criminal matters).', size=11) add_para(doc, '5.2 Conduct Money for Expert Witnesses — Key Rules', bold=True, size=12) add_bullet(doc, 'An expert witness is entitled to conduct money in the same way as any other witness. The party applying for ' 'the summons must deposit a sum sufficient to defray the expert\'s travelling and other expenses (Order XVI, Rule 2, CPC).', bold_prefix='Civil Cases: ') add_bullet(doc, 'In criminal matters, conduct money is paid from the State treasury for prosecution witnesses; defence witnesses ' 'may be issued summons, but expenses are subject to court orders.', bold_prefix='Criminal Cases: ') add_bullet(doc, 'An expert witness is not in the same position as an ordinary witness. Courts have recognised that an expert ' 'is entitled to a FEE having "reasonable relation to the loss of income, inconvenience and trouble occasioned" ' '(Rules Relating to Payment of Expenses to Witnesses in Criminal Cases — as noted in various High Court rules).', bold_prefix='Expert\'s fee: ') add_para(doc, '5.3 Can Conduct Money be Enhanced?', bold=True, size=12) add_para(doc, 'The law does not fix a rigid upper cap on conduct money for expert witnesses. The court has discretion to fix ' '"such sum of money as appears to the Court to be sufficient" (Order XVI, Rule 2, CPC). Enhancement is therefore ' 'possible, but subject to the following:', size=11) add_bullet(doc, 'The party must make an application for enhanced expenses, showing that the standard sum is insufficient for the expert\'s actual costs.', bold_prefix='How to seek enhancement: ') add_bullet(doc, 'The court exercises judicial discretion — it is not automatic.', bold_prefix='Court discretion: ') add_bullet(doc, 'Where an expert is summoned by the court suo motu (Order XVI, Rule 14, CPC), the court itself may direct ' 'appropriate remuneration from state funds or apportion it between the parties.', bold_prefix='Court-summoned experts: ') add_bullet(doc, 'Many High Courts have framed specific rules fixing scales for expert witness fees ' '(e.g., doctors, fingerprint experts, handwriting experts). These scales can be enhanced by the court if the facts justify it.', bold_prefix='High Court scales: ') add_para(doc, '5.4 Position in Practice', bold=True, size=12) # Small table tbl2 = doc.add_table(rows=1, cols=3) tbl2.style = 'Table Grid' h2_cells = tbl2.rows[0].cells for cell, txt in zip(h2_cells, ['Context', 'Conduct Money Payable?', 'Can It Be Enhanced?']): shade_cell(cell, '1A3A6B') set_cell_text(cell, txt, bold=True, size=10, align=WD_ALIGN_PARAGRAPH.CENTER, color_hex='FFFFFF') rows2 = [ ('Civil case — witness summoned by party', 'Yes — deposited by summoning party (O.XVI R.2)', 'Yes — by court order on application'), ('Civil case — court-summoned expert (O.XVI R.14)', 'Yes — court directs payment', 'Yes — at court\'s discretion'), ('Criminal case — prosecution witness', 'Yes — from State treasury', 'Subject to High Court rules / court order'), ('Criminal case — defence witness', 'Yes — but often limited; court order needed', 'Subject to court discretion'), ('Expert witness (any)', 'Yes — fee reflecting loss of income + inconvenience', 'Yes — court has discretion to fix fair fee'), ] alt2 = False for rd in rows2: rc = tbl2.add_row().cells for i, txt in enumerate(rd): shade_cell(rc[i], 'EEF2FF' if alt2 else 'FFFFFF') set_cell_text(rc[i], txt, size=10, bold=(i==0)) alt2 = not alt2 doc.add_paragraph().paragraph_format.space_after = Pt(6) add_para(doc, 'Conclusion on Conduct Money: The statement that "conduct money cannot be given or enhanced for an expert witness" ' 'is NOT correct as a general proposition. Both the obligation to pay and the ability to enhance are ' 'recognized under Order XVI CPC and the corresponding High Court rules. The court retains full discretion to fix ' 'a sum adequate to the expert\'s actual reasonable expenses and professional loss of time.', bold=True, size=11, color_hex='8B0000') # ===================== SECTION 6: Quick Reference ===================== h6 = doc.add_paragraph() set_heading(h6, '6. Quick Reference — Landmark Cases', 1, '1A3A6B') cases = [ ('Jashanmal Jhamatmal v. Brahmanand Sarupananda', 'AIR 1944 Sind 19', 'Infirmity includes hysteria and terror; no direct contact required; fright alone can cause hurt.'), ('Raka v. Emperor', 'ILR 11 Bom 59 (1887)', 'Remote transmission of disease (syphilis) falls under S.269 IPC, not S.319, because causal link was too remote.'), ('State of Gujarat v. Samaj', 'AIR 1969 Guj 337', 'Grievous hurt: hurt causing 20+ days inability to follow ordinary pursuits falls under S.320 IPC.'), ('Kokkanda B. Poondacha v. K.D. Ganapathi', '(2011) 12 SCC 600', 'Importance of filing witness list within time (Order XVI CPC); court emphasized procedural compliance.'), ] tbl3 = doc.add_table(rows=1, cols=3) tbl3.style = 'Table Grid' for cell, txt in zip(tbl3.rows[0].cells, ['Case Name', 'Citation', 'Principle']): shade_cell(cell, '2E5EAA') set_cell_text(cell, txt, bold=True, size=10, align=WD_ALIGN_PARAGRAPH.CENTER, color_hex='FFFFFF') alt3 = False for cn, ci, pr in cases: rc = tbl3.add_row().cells shade_cell(rc[0], 'EEF2FF' if alt3 else 'F7F9FF') shade_cell(rc[1], 'EEF2FF' if alt3 else 'F7F9FF') shade_cell(rc[2], 'FFFFFF') set_cell_text(rc[0], cn, bold=True, size=10) set_cell_text(rc[1], ci, size=10) set_cell_text(rc[2], pr, size=10) alt3 = not alt3 # ===================== FOOTER NOTE ===================== doc.add_paragraph().paragraph_format.space_after = Pt(10) add_para(doc, 'Prepared for reference purposes only. Not a substitute for professional legal advice. ' 'Statutory provisions cited are from the Indian Penal Code, 1860. Equivalent provisions exist in the ' 'Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.', italic=True, size=9, color_hex='888888') # Save out_path = '/tmp/workspace/legal-docs/Hurt_S319_IPC_Reference.docx' doc.save(out_path) print(f'Saved: {out_path}') EOF