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What is the standard punishment for commiting 'Actual Bodily Harm'?
What is the standard punishment given for commiting 'Actual Bodily Harm?'
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.A reply to a Parliamentary Question tabled earlier this year indicates that the average custodiall sentence for ABH is 8 months imprisonment. But of course the sentence in any particular case would depend on the circumstances including the severity of the assault and resulting injury. In a mild case, the penalty might be a fine or other non-custodial sentence. At the other end of the scale, the maximum sentence is 5 years.
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