The Criminal Code punishes those who inflict physical injury to others, which result in “disease” (understood as a reduction of valuable functionality).
Lesions provided by criminal law can be both intentional (caused by consciousness and will) be negligent: in both cases you configure criminal liability.
Penalties range from a minimum of 3 months to over 4 years for more serious cases.

For less serious cases (as well as beatings, which are the mildest form of injury) is no requirement of a complaint from the offended person, so that we can prosecute the offender. In more severe cases the admissibility and instead of the office.
What can I do?

Who believes they have suffered personal injuries as a result of fault or negligence of others, please contact the office to receive and evaluate information could lodge a complaint in order to establish criminal proceedings against the offender.
It will be possible during the process, seek compensation through the establishment of a civil action.

It ‘important to remember that for the cases in which the lawsuit is required, this must be submitted within 3 months from the commission of the fact (even with the help of the lawyer).
In personal injury cases, the services of the lawyer are important primarily for the purpose of evaluating the opportunity to present the complaint and for the claim during the criminal trial.

Where a person is being accused of personal injury in light of their own behavior, he must soon get in touch with an attorney (even if it has not yet received any request or notification from the authorities) in order to immediately assess the possibilities defense that the law provides for suspects.
Time is a factor crucial to a defense using all the tools that the law establishes and contact as soon as the attorney is the best way to minimize the risk of condemnation.