Boyfriend accidentally injured each other because of emotional out of control, resulting in two broken ribs. Now the other party is suing my boyfriend. What should I do? I'm worried! !

Anyone who intentionally hurts others and causes minor injuries to others or more may be investigated for criminal responsibility and shall be liable for compensation. The parties and their families can entrust lawyers to defend themselves, actively compensate the victims, and strive for reconciliation with the victims in order to get a lighter punishment.

Legal basis:

Article 234 of the Criminal Law Whoever intentionally harms another person's body shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention or public surveillance.

Whoever commits the crime mentioned in the preceding paragraph and causes serious injuries shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than ten years; Whoever causes death or serious disability by particularly cruel means shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 10 years, life imprisonment or death. Where there are other provisions in this Law, such provisions shall prevail.

Guiding Opinions of the Supreme People's Court on Sentencing for Joint Crimes 9. For those who actively compensate the victims for their economic losses and reach an understanding, the basic penalty can be reduced by less than 40% by comprehensively considering the nature of the crime, the amount of compensation, the compensation ability and the degree of confession and repentance; Those who actively compensate but fail to reach an understanding can reduce the benchmark punishment by less than 30%; Although there is no compensation, if an understanding is reached, the benchmark penalty can be reduced by less than 20%; Among them, robbery, rape and other crimes that seriously endanger public order should be strictly controlled.

10. According to Article 277 of the Criminal Procedure Law, if the parties reach a criminal reconciliation agreement, they can reduce the basic punishment by less than 50% by comprehensively considering the nature of the crime, the amount of compensation, apology, sincere repentance and other factors. If the circumstances of the crime are minor, the benchmark punishment may be reduced by more than 50% or exempted from punishment according to law.

Criminal procedure law

Article 277 In the following cases of public prosecution, the criminal suspect or defendant sincerely repents by means of compensation for losses or apology, and obtains the understanding of the victim. , and the victim voluntarily reconciled, both parties can reconcile:

(a) due to a civil dispute, suspected of criminal cases stipulated in Chapters IV and V of the Specific Provisions of the Criminal Law, and may be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years;

(two) criminal cases of negligence other than dereliction of duty that may be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than seven years.

If a criminal suspect or defendant intentionally commits a crime within five years, the procedures specified in this chapter shall not apply.

Article 278 If both parties reach a settlement, the public security organ, the people's procuratorate and the people's court shall listen to the opinions of the parties and other relevant personnel, examine the voluntariness and legality of the settlement, and preside over the making of a settlement agreement.

Article 279 The public security organ may make suggestions to the people's procuratorate for leniency in cases where a settlement agreement is reached. The people's procuratorate may put forward suggestions for lenient punishment to the people's court; If the circumstances of the crime are minor and there is no need to be sentenced to punishment, a decision not to prosecute may be made. The people's court may punish the defendant lightly according to law.