A drunk man caused trouble and was beaten with minor injuries. What responsibilities should the beater bear?

When a drunk person makes trouble, if the other party takes measures to cause minor injuries to prevent himself from being harmed, it is considered legitimate defense and he does not need to bear criminal responsibility.

According to the "Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China", the provisions are as follows:

Article 20: In order to benefit the interests of the country, the public, the person, property and the person or others, If other rights are protected from ongoing illegal infringement, and actions taken to stop the illegal infringement, causing damage to the illegal infringer, are legitimate defense and shall not bear criminal liability.

Whoever's legitimate defense clearly exceeds the necessary limit and causes serious damage shall bear criminal liability, but the punishment shall be reduced or exempted.

Those who take defensive actions against ongoing assaults, murders, robberies, rapes, kidnappings, and other violent crimes that seriously endanger personal safety, resulting in casualties or casualties, shall not be deemed to have acted in an excessive manner and shall not be held criminally responsible. .

Extended information

If it is not legitimate defense and the person is slightly injured, the person who beats him needs to bear civil tort liability. According to the Tort Liability Law of the People's Republic of China "Provisions are as follows:

1. Article 16 Whoever infringes upon others and causes personal damage shall be compensated for reasonable expenses such as medical expenses, nursing expenses, transportation expenses, etc. for treatment and recovery, as well as the loss of income due to missed work. . If disability is caused, compensation for disability living aids and disability compensation shall also be provided. If death is caused, funeral expenses and death compensation should also be compensated.

2. Article 20 If the personal rights and interests of others are infringed upon, causing property losses, compensation shall be based on the losses suffered by the infringed party; if the losses of the infringed party are difficult to determine, and the infringer has gained benefits as a result, compensation shall be based on the losses he has received. The benefits obtained by the infringer are difficult to determine, and if the infringer and the infringer disagree on the amount of compensation and file a lawsuit with the People's Court, the People's Court shall determine the amount of compensation based on the actual situation.

Supreme People's Procuratorate—"Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China"