Section 116 — Grievous hurt

From: The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023

116. Grievous hurt .-The following kinds of hurt only are designated as “grievous ”, namely: -

(a)Emasculation;

(b)Permanent privation of the sight of either eye;

(c)Permanent privation of the hearing of either ear;

(d)Privation of any member or joint;

(e)Destruction or permanent impairing of the powers of any member or joint;

(f)Permanent disfiguration of the head or face;

(g)Fracture or dislocation of a bone or tooth;

(h)Any hurt which endangers life or which causes the sufferer to be during the space of fifteen days in severe bodily pain, or unable to follow his ordinary pursuits.