Lawgist322Voluntarily causing grievous hurt
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".
Explanation.—A person is not said voluntarily to cause grievous hurt except when he both causes grievous hurt and intends or knows himself to be likely to cause grievous hurt. But he is said voluntarily to cause grievous hurt, if intending or knowing himself to be likely to cause grievous hurt of one kind, he actually causes grievous hurt of another kind.
Illustration
A, intending of knowing himself to be likely permanently to disfigure Z's face, gives Z a blow which does not permanently disfigure Z's face, but which causes Z to suffer severe bodily pain for the space of twenty days. A has voluntarily caused grievous hurt.
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- 319 Hurt
- 320 Grievous hurt
- 321 Voluntarily causing hurt
- 322 Voluntarily causing grievous hurt
- 323 Punishment for voluntarily causing hurt
- 324 Voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means
- 325 Punishment for voluntarily causing grievous hurt
- 326 Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means
- 326A Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by use of acid, etc
- 326B Voluntarily throwing or attempting to throw acid
- 327 Voluntarily causing hurt to extort property, or to constrain to an illegal act
- 328 Causing hurt by means of poison, etc., with intent to commit an offence
- 329 Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to extort property, or to constrain to an illegal act
- 330 Voluntarily causing hurt to extort confession, or to compel restoration of property
- 331 Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to extort confession, or to compel resto ration of property
- 332 Voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from his duty
- 333 Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to deter public servant from his duty
- 334 Voluntarily causing hurt on provocation
- 335 Voluntarily causing grievous hurt on provocation
- 336 Act endangering life or personal safety of others
- 337 Causing hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others
- 338 Causing grievous hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others
