The first exception is when one party provokes the other party first and insults the other party in order to prompt the other party to take action first. The infringed party is responsible for the intensification of the conflict and is at fault for the occurrence of the damage. The person who strikes first may be given a lighter punishment.
The second exception is self-defense. When life and health are seriously threatened, if the perpetrator stops the illegal infringement and causes damage to the illegal intruder, it is a legitimate defense and he will not bear criminal responsibility.
Legal basis: Article 20 of the "Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China", in order to protect the country, public interests, the person, property and other rights of oneself or others from ongoing illegal infringement, to stop illegal infringement Any act that causes damage to an unlawful offender shall be considered legitimate defense and shall not bear criminal liability.
If the legitimate defense clearly exceeds the necessary limit and causes serious damage, the person shall bear criminal liability, but the punishment shall be reduced or exempted.
Those who take defensive actions against violent crimes such as assault, murder, robbery, rape, kidnapping, etc. that seriously endanger personal safety, resulting in casualties or casualties of unlawful intruders, shall not be regarded as excessive defense and shall not be held criminally responsible.
Article 234: Anyone who intentionally harms the body of others shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention or public surveillance.
Whoever commits the crime in the preceding paragraph and causes serious injury shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than ten years; whoever causes death or severe disability by particularly cruel means shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than ten years or life imprisonment or death penalty. If this law provides otherwise, such provisions shall prevail.
Article 293 Anyone who commits any of the following acts of provoking quarrels, provoking trouble, or disrupting social order shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years, criminal detention, or surveillance:
(1) Random beating Others, if the circumstances are serious; (2) Chasing, intercepting, insulting or intimidating others, if the circumstances are serious; (3) Extorting or arbitrarily damaging or misappropriating public or private property, if the circumstances are serious; (4) In public places, causing disorder in public places Seriously confusing.
Whoever gathers a crowd multiple times to commit the acts mentioned in the preceding paragraph and seriously disrupts social order shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than five years but not more than ten years, and may also be fined.
Article 43 of the "Public Security Administration Punishment Law of the People's Republic of China" Whoever beats another person or intentionally injures another person's body shall be detained for not less than five days but not more than ten days, and shall also be fined not less than 200 yuan but not more than 500 yuan. fine; if the circumstances are minor, he shall be detained for not more than five days or fined not more than 500 yuan.
Anyone who falls under any of the following circumstances shall be detained for not less than 10 days but not more than 15 days, and shall be fined not less than 500 yuan but not more than 1,000 yuan:
(1) Beating or injuring others in groups; (2) Beating or injuring disabled persons, pregnant women, persons under the age of fourteen, or persons over the age of sixty; (3) Beating or injuring others multiple times or beating or injuring multiple persons at one time.