Grievous hurt
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Summary
Only certain serious injuries count as "grievous": emasculation; permanent loss of sight in either eye or hearing in either ear; loss, destruction or permanent impairment of any limb or joint; permanent disfigurement of the head or face; fracture or dislocation of a bone or tooth. Also included are injuries that endanger life or cause fifteen days of severe bodily pain or inability to carry on ordinary pursuits.
Example
Arjun is struck in a fight and permanently loses hearing in one ear. That injury qualifies as grievous hurt, so the attacker can be prosecuted for a grievous offence rather than a simple hurt.
Bare Act
Enacted textThe following kinds of hurt only are designated as “grievous”, namely:
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(a) Emasculation.
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(b) Permanent privation of the sight of either eye.
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(c) Permanent privation of the hearing of either ear.
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(d) Privation of any member or joint.
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(e) Destruction or permanent impairing of the powers of any member or joint.
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(f) Permanent disfiguration of the head or face.
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(g) Fracture or dislocation of a bone or tooth.
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(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.
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