BNS116
BNS Section 116: Grievous hurt
Ch VI · Of Offences Affecting the Human Body
Gazette p.51
Verbatim · BNS116. 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.
Corresponds (indicatively) to IPC 320 of the repealed Indian Penal Code, 1860. IPC → BNS table
Cite as: Section 116, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (Act No. 45 of 2023)