Section 263 - Criminal force defined.

Whoever intentionally uses force to any person without that person's consent-

(a) while preparing to commit an offence; or

(b) in the course of committing an offence; or

(c) intending by the use of the force to cause or knowing it to be likely that by the use of the force he will cause injury, fear or annoyance to the person to whom the force is used, is said to use criminal force to that other.