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ABSTRACT Physical assault is an age old trend. The owners employ physical assault against their servants. The ancient dharmasastras have permitted the owners to employ physical assault on the workers working in their houses or fields. Similarly, the husbands resorted violence against their wives who do not follow the words or instructions given by their husbands. An age old tradition is to employ physical abuse against their students by their teachers. But the concept of abuse has been enlarged in the modern period. The Industrial revolution and discovery of several devices, new political theories, new economic appliances, new software thoughts are responsible for resorting physical abuse or physical violence against the human beings. Even the lovers of animals have opposed to use physical violence against the animals domesticated by the people. The wild animals could not be subjected to violence. At this juncture, the concept of physical assault is broadening. Now days, the physical assault is coupled with number of harassments such as physical abuse, sexual abuse, domestic violence, drug trafficking, molestation of women, dowry deaths, abduction and kidnap, serious hurt or grievous hurt mentioned by the criminal law, etc. The physical assault is a crime by which the people sometimes may lose their lives. Severe punishments have been awarded by the courts against the people who have resorted unnecessary violence. All these issues are highlighted in the present article.