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Section 320 - Indian Penal Code, 1860
Indian Penal Code, 1860
320. Grievous hurt
The following kinds of hurt only are designated as "grievous":-
First- Emasculation.
Secondly- Permanent privation of the sight of either eye.
Thirdly- Permanent privation of the hearing of either ear,
Fourthly- Privation of any member or joint.
Fifthly- Destruction or permanent impairing of the powers of any member or joint.
Sixthly- Permanent disfiguration of the head or face.
Seventhly- Fracture or dislocation of a bone or tooth.
Eighthly- Any hurt which endangers life or which causes the sufferer to be during the space of twenty days in severe bodily pain, or unable to follow his ordinary pursuits.
Related Sections
- Section 240: Delivery of Indian coin, possessed with knowledge that it is counterfeit
- Section 457: Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment
- Section 327: Voluntarily causing hurt to extort property, or to constrain to an illegal act
- Section 430: Mischief by injury to works of irrigation or by wrongfully diverting water
- Section 54: Commutation of sentence of death
Related Acts
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