This section covers grievous hurt in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS 2003).
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.
Read also Section 115 in THE BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023 – BNS
What was the old IPC code for Section 116 of BNS 2023?
In the Indian Penal Code, grievous hurt was covered in S. 320*.