Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) 2023, which section deals with grievous hurt and lists the eight categories of injuries that constitute grievous hurt?
- A Section 114 BNS
- B Section 116 BNS ✓
- C Section 117 BNS
- D Section 124 BNS
Explanation
Under the BNS 2023 (which replaced IPC), Section 116 defines 'grievous hurt' and enumerates the eight categories: emasculation, permanent deprivation of sight in either eye, permanent deprivation of hearing, deprivation of any member or joint, destruction/permanent impairing of any member or joint, permanent disfiguration of head or face, fracture or dislocation of a bone or tooth, and any hurt which endangers life or causes severe bodily pain for 20+ days. Previously this was IPC Section 320. Section 114 BNS deals with 'hurt'; Section 117 defines punishment for voluntarily causing grievous hurt.
Reference: The Essentials of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology (Narayan Reddy), 34th ed.
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