IPC Section 326 — Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means

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Criminal

Summary

A person who causes serious hurt using a dangerous weapon or method is committing this offence. The law lists these dangerous methods as: any shooting, stabbing, or cutting instrument; any weapon likely to cause death; fire or a heated substance; poison or a corrosive substance; an explosive substance; any substance harmful to inhale, swallow, or enter the blood; or any animal. The punishment for this offence can be imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for up to ten years, along with a fine. This section does not apply to cases covered under section 335.

Official Text

Whoever, except in the case provided for by section 335, voluntarily causes grievous 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 for life, or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.

Related Judgments

  • MATHAI v. ST A TE OF KERALA JANUARY 12, 2005 — Supreme Court of India (2005)
  • .. Petitioner/Appellant/Accused vs State rep. by — Madras High Court ()
  • Appellant/Accused vs State rep. by — Madras High Court (2003)
  • MAQBOOL v. THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND ANOTHER — Supreme Court of India (2018)
  • S.C.R. 857 RICHHPAL SINGH MEENA v. GHASI — Supreme Court of India (2014)
  • PRABHU v. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH 1101 — Supreme Court of India (2008)
  • S.C.R. 563 NANDA GOPALAN v. STATE OF KERALA — Supreme Court of India (2015)
  • INSC 698 1083 CASE DETAILS DINGANGLUNG GANGMEI v. MUTUM CHURAMANI MEETEI & ORS — Supreme Court of India (2023)

Old <-> New Code Mapping

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