Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
BNS Section 116
Grievous hurt
In one line
BNS Section 116 deals with grievous hurt and replaces IPC 320.
Bare act text — BNS 116
116. 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.
What changed from the IPC
- IPC 320 → BNS 116: Suffering threshold period for grievous hurt is reduced from twenty days to fifteen days.
Frequently asked
What was BNS Section 116 in the IPC?
BNS Section 116 (Grievous hurt) replaces Section 320 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. IPC 320 is now BNS 116.
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Nearby BNS sections
- BNS 111 — Organised crime
- BNS 112 — Petty organised crime
- BNS 113 — Terrorist act
- BNS 114 — Hurt
- BNS 115 — Voluntarily causing hurt
- BNS 117 — Voluntarily causing grievous hurt
- BNS 118 — Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means
- BNS 119 — Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to extort property, or to constrain to an illegal act
- BNS 120 — Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to extort confession, or to compel restoration of property
- BNS 121 — Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to deter public servant from his duty