​KembaraXtra – Legal Terms – Offences Against the Person


Offences against the person are crimes involving physical violence, injury, or threats directed at another individual.


Fatal offences include unlawful *homicide, *infanticide, illegal *abortion, and offences involving causing death through dangerous or careless driving.


Nonfatal offences include *rape, *torture, *wounding, causing *grievous bodily harm, *assault, *battery, *kidnapping, and numerous sexual offences.


These offences protect bodily integrity, personal security, and individual dignity. The seriousness of the offence often depends on the degree of harm caused and the offender’s state of mind.


Criminal law imposes severe penalties for offences against the person because they directly threaten human life, safety, and wellbeing.