Hurt — definition
Explains hurt under the BNS.
Earlier-law reference: IPC 319 · orientation only
Official law source ↗Criminal · LEGAL ISSUE GUIDE
Assault / Hurt / Grievous Hurt
मारपीट
Search simple hurt, grievous hurt and injuries caused by dangerous means.
Understanding this legal issue
Search simple hurt, grievous hurt and injuries caused by dangerous means.
Injury classification and medical evidence are important. Different subsections prescribe different consequences.
Key question: Is the injury simple, grievous or allegedly caused with a dangerous weapon?
SELECTED PROVISIONS · NOT AN EXHAUSTIVE LIST
Core offences
Punishment for voluntarily causing hurt
Punishment provision for voluntarily causing hurt.
Earlier-law reference: IPC 323 · orientation only
Official law source ↗Grievous hurt — definition
Identifies injuries amounting to grievous hurt under the statutory definition.
Earlier-law reference: IPC 320 · orientation only
Official law source ↗Punishment for voluntarily causing grievous hurt
Punishment provision for voluntarily causing grievous hurt.
Earlier-law reference: IPC 325 · orientation only
Official law source ↗Hurt or grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means
Addresses hurt or grievous hurt involving dangerous means, subject to subsection.
Earlier-law reference: IPC 324 / 326 · orientation only
Official law source ↗Related offences
Attempt to murder
Addresses attempt to murder.
Earlier-law reference: IPC 307 · orientation only
Official law source ↗Criminal intimidation
Addresses threats constituting criminal intimidation and its forms.
Earlier-law reference: IPC 503 / 506 · orientation only
Official law source ↗Procedure & rights
Information in cognizable cases
Provision concerning giving and recording information about cognizable offences.
Earlier-law reference: CrPC 154 · orientation only
Official law source ↗Procedure when investigation cannot be completed in twenty-four hours
Regulates remand and police/judicial custody when investigation is incomplete; key for default-bail analysis.
Earlier-law reference: CrPC 167 · orientation only
Official law source ↗Before relying on these references: Read the full official law, check sub-sections, schedules, exemptions, dates, special Acts, transition rules and current judicial interpretation. Mentioning a section here does not mean it applies to every fact pattern.