Is it punishable to cause minor damage to health?

For a common understanding, causing minor damage to health is accompanied by a temporary, usually not very long, health disorder, or loss of ability to work for a short time.

Causing an intentional harm of this nature, a person may be subject to criminal punishment, if the intention is not seen, then there will be no criminal prosecution.

The guilty person is obliged to compensate the damage that was inflicted to the victim in full, not excluding the lost profit. This is governed by the principles of civil liability.

If the application of light damage to health is regarded as unintentional, then when drafting a suit for a civil court it is better to attract a person closely connected with such matters, that is, a lawyer. Because in cases of this nature there are many nuances in which only the specialist can understand. Only in this case the victim will receive payment for the harm caused to him.

Damage to health can be inflicted without intent, for example, in a traffic accident.

Article 12.24 says: violation of traffic rules or rules for the use of vehicles that caused slight damage to the health of a traffic participant or a pedestrian, is subject to administrative punishment with a fine of up to 1,500 rubles, or deprivation of a driving license for up to one and a half years.

What is meant by causing mild harm?

Disorder of health for a short period, that is, the victim is disabled for a certain time, usually it is not more than 21 days, or three weeks. Such injuries include fractures, where gypsum is needed, wounds requiring seaming, concussion, fractures of the facial bones (nose, jaw).

There are such victims who do not see much difference, deliberate infliction of slight harm to health or not. Therefore, if we consider an accident, in some cases, the participants diverge peacefully. And the victim does not even guess that he was harmed by health, for which he can receive compensation through the court. In addition, if he did not record the injuries suffered in the medical institution, he will not have to count on the payments.

Consider the example of injuries.

A certain citizen was hit with a fist into the nose area. The victim did not immediately address the hospital, although there were grounds for this. Bleeding did not stop for a long time. The next day, when he went to the polyclinic, he was examined by a doctor, where he was diagnosed with a fracture of the nasal bones. The conclusion of the examination is the causing of slight damage to health, that is, striking a blunt object, which could have been a fist. Here, a citizen can count on the compensation of the harm done through the court after presenting all the necessary medical certificates.

As mentioned above, it is better to involve a lawyer in drafting a statement of claim in court. And, nevertheless, how to write a lawsuit on our own, we'll talk now.

In the application it is possible, even it is necessary to demand except for compensation of harm to health, also material compensation for the caused moral sufferings.

When applying to a court with a lawsuit, you do not need to delay time until the facts are fresh and prove them is not difficult. In addition, this category of claims has a statute of limitations. After three years, your claim will be invalid.

If, however, you caused a slight damage to your health, you can also contact a lawyer who will direct all your actions in the right direction, and will be judged in justice. Recently, many cases of extorting money from individuals, who by fate's fate found themselves on the spot of the causer of unintentional light damage to health, have been recorded.