Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023
Section 116 :
Grievous hurt :
(See section 320 of IPC 1860)
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.
Indian Penal Code 1860 (IPC 1860)
Section 320 :
Grievous hurt:
(See section 116 of BNS 2023)
The following kinds of hurt only are designated as grievous:-
First. – Emasculation.
Secondly. – Permanent privation of the sight of either eye.
Thirdly. – Permanent privation of the hearing of either ear.
Fourthly. – Privation of any member or joint.
Fifthly. – Destruction or permanent impairing of the powers of any member or joint.
Sixthly. – Permanent dis-figuration of the head or face.
Seventhly. – Fracture or dislocation of a bone or tooth.
Eighthly. – 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.