Of Offences Affecting The Human Body
BNS Section 116 - Grievous hurt
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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.
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