IPC Section 322 — Voluntarily causing grievous hurt

Summary

A person is said to have voluntarily caused grievous hurt if they intentionally or knowingly cause hurt that is serious in nature, and the hurt they actually cause is also serious. This means the person must have intended or known that their action would lead to grievous hurt, and the injury that results must match that level of severity.

Official Text

Whoever voluntarily causes hurt, if the hurt which he intends to cause or knows himself to be likely to cause is grievous hurt, and if the hurt which he causes is grievous hurt, is said “voluntarily to cause grievous hurt”.

Related Judgments

• S.C.R. 857 RICHHPAL SINGH MEENA v. GHASI — Supreme Court of India (2014)
• .. Petitioner/Appellant/Accused vs State rep. by — Madras High Court ()
• MAQBOOL v. THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND ANOTHER — Supreme Court of India (2018)
• Petitioners / Appellant vs State represented by — Madras High Court (2006)
• MATHAI v. ST A TE OF KERALA JANUARY 12, 2005 — Supreme Court of India (2005)
• CRL A/861/2016 — Madras High Court (2016)
• ... Appellants / Accused Nos.1 and 2 vs Union Territory of Puducherry — Madras High Court (2014)
• CRL A/763/2011 — Madras High Court (2011)

Old <-> New Code Mapping

• BNS §117 — Voluntarily causing grievous hurt