IPC Section 320: Grievous Hurt
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IPC Section 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.
-Text In Indian Penal Code
