BNS - Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023

Section 116 in THE BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023 – BNS

Grievous hurt.

  1. 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.

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