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BNS · 117

Voluntarily Causing Grievous Hurt

Non-bailableCognizable

Understanding the issue

Causing serious injuries like fractures, permanent disfigurement, or damage to vital organs is considered grievous hurt and carries heavier punishment.

Punishment

Imprisonment up to 7 years, and fine

Examples

  • A attacks B with an iron rod causing a fracture. A is guilty of grievous hurt.

The section as enacted

Whoever voluntarily causes hurt, if the hurt which he intends to cause or knows himself to be likely to cause is grievous hurt, shall be punished.