Section 44 IPC “injury”

 Section 44 IPC provides that the word “injury” denotes any harm whatever ille-gally caused to any person, in body, mind, reputation or property.

Madras High Court in T.RS.H. Selva Saroja v. T.RS.H. Sasinathana, on 23 March, 1989 said that ‘injury’ need not necessarily denote physical injury, for, it can be mental as well. ‘Injury’ contemplated under Section 44 I.P.C., is harm whatever illegally caused to any person etc.