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Hurt |
319. Whoever causes bodily pain, disease or infirmity to any person is said to cause hurt.
[51/2007] [Indian PC 1860, s. 319] |
Grievous hurt |
320. The following kinds of hurt only are designated as “grievous”:
[Indian PC 1860, s. 320] |
Voluntarily causing hurt |
321. Whoever does any act with the intention of thereby causing hurt to any person, or with the knowledge that he is likely thereby to cause hurt to any person, and does thereby cause hurt to any person, is said “voluntarily to cause hurt”. [Indian PC 1860, s. 321] |
Voluntarily causing grievous hurt |
322. Whoever voluntarily causes hurt, if the hurt which he intends to cause or knows himself to be likely to cause is grievous hurt, and if the hurt which he causes is grievous hurt, is said “voluntarily to cause grievous hurt”.
[Indian PC 1860, s. 322] |
Punishment for voluntarily causing hurt |
323. Whoever, except in the case provided for by section 323A or 334, voluntarily causes hurt, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 3 years, or with fine which may extend to $5,000, or with both. [51/2007] [Indian PC 1860, s. 323] [Act 15 of 2019 wef 01/01/2020] |
Punishment for voluntarily causing hurt which causes grievous hurt |
323A. Whoever voluntarily causes hurt, if the hurt which he intends to cause or knows himself to be likely to cause is not grievous, but the hurt which he actually causes is grievous, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 5 years, or with fine which may extend to $10,000, or with both.
[Act 15 of 2019 wef 01/01/2020] |
Voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means |
324. Whoever, except in the case provided for by section 334, voluntarily causes 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 harmful to the human body to inhale, to swallow, or to receive into the blood, or by means of any animal, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 7 years, or with fine, or with caning, or with any combination of such punishments. [62/73; 51/2007] [Indian PC 1860, s. 324] [Act 15 of 2019 wef 01/01/2020] |
Punishment for voluntarily causing grievous hurt |
325. Whoever, except in the case provided for by section 323A, 334A or 335, voluntarily causes grievous hurt, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 10 years, and shall also be liable to fine or to caning. [62/73; 51/2007] [Indian PC 1860, s. 325] [Act 15 of 2019 wef 01/01/2020] |
Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means |
326. 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 harmful to the human body to inhale, to swallow, or to receive into the blood, or by means of any animal, shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 15 years, and shall also be liable to caning or if he is not sentenced to imprisonment for life, liable to fine. [51/2007] [Indian PC 1860, s. 326] [Act 15 of 2019 wef 01/01/2020] |
Voluntarily causing hurt to extort property or to constrain to an illegal act |
327. Whoever voluntarily causes hurt for the purpose of extorting from the sufferer, or from any person interested in the sufferer, any property or valuable security, or of constraining the sufferer, or any person interested in such sufferer, to do anything which is illegal or which may facilitate the commission of an offence, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 10 years, and shall also be liable to fine or to caning. [Indian PC 1860, s. 327] |
Causing hurt by means of poison, etc., with intent to commit an offence |
328. Whoever administers to, or causes to be taken by, any person any poison or any stupefying or intoxicating substance, or any substance which is harmful to the human body to inhale, swallow or receive into the blood, with intent to cause hurt to such person, or with intent to commit or to facilitate the commission of an offence, or knowing it to be likely that he will thereby cause hurt, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 10 years, and shall also be liable to fine or to caning. [51/2007] [Indian PC 1860, s. 328] [Act 15 of 2019 wef 01/01/2020] |
Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to extort property, or to constrain to an illegal act |
329. Whoever voluntarily causes grievous hurt for the purpose of extorting from the sufferer, or from any person interested in the sufferer, any property or valuable security, or of constraining the sufferer, or any person interested in such sufferer, to do anything which is illegal or which may facilitate the commission of an offence, shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for a term which may extend to 10 years, and shall also be liable to fine or to caning. [Indian PC 1860, s. 329] |
Voluntarily causing hurt to extort confession or to compel restoration of property |
330. Whoever voluntarily causes hurt for the purpose of extorting from the sufferer, or from any person interested in the sufferer, any confession or any information which may lead to the detection of an offence or misconduct, or for the purpose of constraining the sufferer, or any person interested in the sufferer, to restore or to cause the restoration of any property or valuable security, or to satisfy any claim or demand, or to give information which may lead to the restoration of any property or valuable security, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 7 years, and shall also be liable to fine or to caning.
[Indian PC 1860, s. 330] |
Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to extort confession or to compel restoration of property |
331. Whoever voluntarily causes grievous hurt for the purpose of extorting from the sufferer, or from any person interested in the sufferer, any confession or any information which may lead to the detection of an offence or misconduct, or for the purpose of constraining the sufferer, or any person interested in the sufferer, to restore or to cause the restoration of any property or valuable security, or to satisfy any claim or demand, or to give information which may lead to the restoration of any property or valuable security, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 10 years, and shall also be liable to fine or to caning. [62/73] [Indian PC 1860, s. 331] |
Voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from his duty |
332. Whoever voluntarily causes hurt to any person being a public servant in the discharge of his duty as such public servant, or with intent to prevent or deter that person or any other public servant from discharging his duty as such public servant, or in consequence of anything done or attempted to be done by that person in the lawful discharge of his duty as such public servant, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 7 years, and shall also be liable to fine or to caning, provided that in exceptional circumstances imprisonment need not be imposed. [62/73; 51/2007] [Indian PC 1860, s. 332] [Act 15 of 2019 wef 01/01/2020] |
Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to deter public servant from his duty |
333. Whoever voluntarily causes grievous hurt to any person being a public servant in the discharge of his duty as such public servant, or with intent to prevent or deter that person or any other public servant from discharging his duty as such public servant, or i consequence of anything done or attempted to be done by that person in the lawful discharge of his duty as such public servant, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 15 years, and shall also be liable to fine or to caning. [62/73; 51/2007] [Indian PC 1860, s. 333] |
Voluntarily causing hurt on provocation |
334. Whoever voluntarily causes hurt on grave and sudden provocation, if he neither intends nor knows himself to be likely to cause hurt to any person other than the person who gave the provocation, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 6 months, or with fine which may extend to $2,500, or with both. [51/2007] [Indian PC 1860, s. 334] [Act 15 of 2019 wef 01/01/2020] |
Punishment for voluntarily causing hurt on provocation which causes grievous hurt |
334A. Whoever voluntarily causes hurt on grave and sudden provocation, if he neither intends nor knows himself to be likely to cause hurt to any person other than the person who gave the provocation and if the hurt which he intends to cause or knows himself to be likely to cause is not grievous, but the hurt which he actually causes is grievous, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine which may extend to $7,500, or with both. [Act 15 of 2019 wef 01/01/2020] |
Causing grievous hurt on provocation |
335. Whoever voluntarily causes grievous hurt on grave and sudden provocation, if he neither intends nor knows himself to be likely to cause grievous hurt to any person other than the person who gave the provocation, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 6 years, or with fine which may extend to $10,000, or with both.
[Indian PC 1860, s. 335] |
Allowing neglect, physical or sexual abuse of domestic worker or vulnerable person |
Punishment for act which endangers life or personal safety of others with knowledge or belief that it is likely to cause death |
335B. Whoever does any act, that endangers human life or the personal safety of others, knowing or believing that such act is likely to cause death, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 7 years, or with fine, or with both. [Act 15 of 2019 wef 01/01/2020] |
Punishment for act which endangers life or the personal safety of others |
336. Whoever does any act so rashly or negligently as to endanger human life or the personal safety of others, shall be punished —
[Indian PC 1860, s. 336] |
Causing hurt by an act which endangers life or the personal safety of others |
337. Whoever causes hurt to any person by doing any act so rashly or negligently as to endanger human life or the personal safety of others, shall be punished —
[Indian PC 1860, s. 337] |
Causing grievous hurt by an act which endangers life or the personal safety of others |
338. Whoever causes grievous hurt to any person by doing any act so rashly or negligently as to endanger human life or the personal safety of others, shall be punished —
[Indian PC 1860, s. 338] |