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In Indiana, it is frighteningly easy to face a battery charge, and the penalty for such a charge can be severe. Therefore, it is important to understand what constitutes a battery and what the consequences for a battery conviction can be. What is battery? Indiana defines battery as (1) an intentional touching of another in a rude, insolent, or angry manner, or (2) an intentional placing on another any bodily fluid or waste in a rude, insolent, or angry manner. In simpler word