IPC Section 324 — Voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means

Summary

This section makes it a crime to voluntarily cause hurt to someone using a dangerous method or weapon. The dangerous methods include using a gun, knife, or cutting tool, any weapon likely to cause death, fire or a heated substance, poison or a corrosive substance, an explosive, a substance harmful to inhale, swallow, or get into the blood, or an animal. The punishment for this offence can be imprisonment for up to three years, a fine, or both.

Official Text

Whoever, except in the case provided for by section 334, voluntarily causes hurt by means of any instrument for shooting, stabbing or cutting, or any instrument which, used as a weapon of offence, is likely to cause death, or by means of fire or any heated substance, or by means of any poison or any corrosive substance, or by means of any explosive substance or by means of any substance which it is deleterious to the human body to inhale, to swallow, or to receive into the blood, or by means of any animal, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.

Related Judgments

• SETH SINGH v. THE STATE OF BIHAR — Supreme Court of India (2022)
• ANWARUL HAQ v. THE ST A TE OF UTT AR PRADESH APRIL 26, 2005 — Supreme Court of India (2005)
• ... Revision Petitioners vs State of Tamil Nadu — Madras High Court (2017)
• MD. ABDUL SUFAN LASKAR & ORS v. STATE 565 OF ASSAM — Supreme Court of India (2008)
• S.C.R. 989 MANOJ & ANR v. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH — Supreme Court of India (2008)
• SC (2009) Vol.7 p.102 — Supreme Court of India (2009)
• INSC 698 1083 CASE DETAILS DINGANGLUNG GANGMEI v. MUTUM CHURAMANI MEETEI & ORS — Supreme Court of India (2023)
• S.C.R. 8 ABU SALEM ABDUL QAYOOM ANSARI v. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA & ANR — Supreme Court of India (2010)

Old <-> New Code Mapping

• BNS §118 — Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means