Lawgist326BVoluntarily throwing or attempting to throw acid
Whoever throws or attempts to throw acid on any person or attempts to administer acid to any person, or attempts to use any other means, with the intention of causing permanent or partial damage or deformity or burns or maiming or disfigurement or disability or grievous hurt to that person, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which shall not be less than five years but which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Explanation 1.—For the purposes of section 326A and this section, "acid" includes any substance which has acidic or corrosive character or burning nature, that is capable of causing bodily injury leading to scars or disfigurement or temporary or permanent disability.
Explanation 2.—For the purposes of section 326A and this section, permanent or partial damage or deformity shall not be required to be irreversible.]
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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
