Is physical punishment allowed in schools in India? I am XXX, I am studying in 9th class in a Christian school of Balotra, Rajasthan. It is a CBSE school. But the teachers keep beating students when they don’t do their homework or when they are not able to answer a particular question. So I want to ask, is physical punishment allowed in schools of India? I had searched for it on the internet but didn’t get a straight answer.
The teacher can treat the student strictly to maintain discipline in class. His act is protected by the provisions of Section 76 & 79 of the Indian Penal Code. Act done in bonafide mistake or having reason to believe that he is bound/justified by law to do it, shall not constitute any offence.
Hence, the teacher cannot be prosecuted for beating a student if he did so in order to teach him or maintain discipline in the class. You should obey the order of the teacher and be conscious to study. Don’t search such a thing on the internet about physical punishment allowed in schools in India or that teacher has the right to beat or take stringent action against the student.
