IPC Section 325 — Punishment for voluntarily causing grievous hurt
hurt
Criminal
Punishment
Imprisonment up to 7 years and fine
As the section puts it: “shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine”
Summary
This section says that if a person causes serious injury to another person on purpose, and the situation is not covered by a different rule, they can be sent to prison for up to seven years. The court can also impose a fine in addition to the prison time.
Official Text
Whoever, except in the case provided for by section 335, voluntarily causes grievous hurt, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Related Provisions
grievous hurt
Sections referred to
Related Judgments
- KHURSHEED AND ANR. vs STATE OF U.P. AND ANR — Supreme Court of India (2007)
- MATHAI vs STATE OF KERALA — Supreme Court of India (2005)
- PRABHU vs STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH — Supreme Court of India (2008)
- STATE OF HARYANA vs MANGE RAM AND ORS — Supreme Court of India (2002)
- THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH vs TRIBHUWAN & ORS — Supreme Court of India (2017)
- SAKHARAM vs STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH &ANR — Supreme Court of India (2015)
Old <-> New Code Mapping
- BNS §117 — Voluntarily causing grievous hurt
