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Section 116 - The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
116. Grievous hurt.
The following kinds of hurt only are designated as "grievous", namely:-
(a) Emasculation;
(b) Permanent privation of the sight of either eye;
(c) Permanent privation of the hearing of either ear;
(d) Privation of any member or joint;
(e) Destruction or permanent impairing of the powers of any member or joint;
(f) Permanent disfiguration of the head or face;
(g) Fracture or dislocation of a bone or tooth;
(h) Any hurt which endangers life or which causes the sufferer to be during the space of fifteen days in severe bodily pain, or unable to follow his ordinary pursuits.
Related Sections
- Section 267: Intentional insult or interruption to public servant sitting in judicial proceeding
- Section 37: Acts against which there is no right of private defence
- Section 296: Obscene acts and songs
- Section 29: Exclusion of acts which are offences independently of harm caused
- Section 119: Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to extort property, or to constrain to an illegal act
Related Acts
* Only for reference.