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.