Any kind of educational setting serves as a place of learning
where people are instructed in a wide range of disciplines and
subjects, preparing them for roles, decisions, and responsibilities
in the real world. These are crucial transitional years when
characteristics are developed and personalities are created. Thus,
it is only just and reasonable to anticipate that these educational
institutions will be safe. Obviously, the scope and extent of the
responsibilities would be substantially greater in the case of
residential schools.
Criminal Offence
When such bullying entails causing bodily harm, this constitutes
an offence of voluntarily causing hurt1 under
section 321 Penal Code, which provides,
"Whoever does any act with the intention of thereby causing
hurt to any person, or with the knowledge that he is likely thereby
to cause hurt to any person, and does thereby cause hurt to any
person, is said voluntarily to cause hurt."
