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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 275: Sale of adulterated drugs
- Section 376A: Intercourse by a man with his wife during separation
- Section 207: Fraudulent claim to property to prevent its seizure as forfeited or in execution
- Section 366: Kidnapping, abducting or inducing woman to compel her marriage, etc
- Section 28: Counterfeit
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