Section 116 of The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 View Chapter 6

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.