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Section 326 - Indian Penal Code, 1860
326. Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means -
Whoever, except in the case provided for by section 335, voluntarily causes grievous hurt by means of any instrument for shooting, stabbing or cutting, or any instrument which, used as a weapon of offence, is likely to cause death, or by means of fire or any heated substance, or by means of any poison or any corrosive substance, or by means of any explosive substance, or by means of any substance which it is deleterious to the human body to inhale, to swallow, or to receive into the blood, or by means of any animal, shall be punished with 152[imprisonment for life], or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Related Sections
- Section 34: Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention
- Section 318: Concealment of birth by secret disposal of dead body
- Section 421: Dishonest or fraudulent removal or concealment of property to prevent distribution among creditors
- Section 384: Punishment for extortion
- Section 261: Effacing, writing from substance bearing Government stamp, or removing from document a stamp used for it, with intent to cause loss to Government
Related Acts
- Goods and Services Tax (Compensation to States) Amendment Act, 2018
- National Sports University Act, 2018
- Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 2016
- National Capital Territory of Delhi (Recognition of Property Rights of Residents in Unauthorised Colonies) Act, 2019
- Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets) and Imposition of Tax Act, 2015