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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 4: Punishments
- Section 54: Abettor present when offence is committed
- Section 330: House-trespass and housebreaking
- Section 183: Effacing writing from substance bearing Government stamp, or removing from document a stamp used for it, with intent to cause loss to Government
- Section 173: Punishment for bribery
Related Acts
- Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016
- Bilateral Netting of Qualified Financial Contracts Act, 2020
- Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Act, 2018
- National Forensic Sciences University Act, 2020
- Commercial Courts, Commercial Division and Commercial Appellate Division of High Courts (Amendment) Act, 2018
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