Judicial Dictionary
Title | Grievous Hurt |
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The following kinds of hurt only are designated as grievous: (i)
Emasculation (ii) Permanent privation of the sight of either eye (iii)
Permanent privation of the hearing of either ear (iv) Privation of any
member or joint (v) Destruction or permanent impairing of the powers of any
member or joint. (vi) Permanent disfiguration of the head or face (vii)
Fracture or dislocation of a bone or tooth (viii) 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. …..
[Section 320 of the Penal Code, 1860]
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