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Definition :

Violence, means 'unlawful exercise of physical force, intimidation by exhibition of this'. And violence involves 'great physical force, intense vehement passionate furious impetus and vivid, Ibrahimkutty v. State of Kerala, (1984) Ker LT 700.

Means any violent conduct, so that-(a) except in the context of affray, it includes violent conduct to-wards property as well as violent conduct towards person, and (b) it is not restricted to conduct causing or intended to cause injury or damage but includes any other violent conduct (for example, throwing at or towards a person a missile of a kind capable of causing injury which does not hit or falls short, (English) Public Order Act, 1986 (cl 64, s. 8).