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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 341: Punishment for wrongful restraint
- Section 40: Offence
- Section 331: Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to extort confession, or to compel restoration of property
- Section 466: Forgery of record of court or of public register, etc
- Section 135: Abetment of desertion of soldier, sailor or airman
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