Legal Principle: Whoever intentionally uses force to any person, without that person's consent, in order to committing of any offence, or intending by the use of such force to cause, or knowing it likely to cause injury, fear or annoyance to the person to whom the force is used is said to use criminal force to that person.Factual Situation: Akash was burning some crackers in his house when his dog got scared and got unruly which scared his brother Mohsin. Can this be called criminal force? (AILET 2014)Decision:

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