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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

The Indian Penal Code 1860 Section 338

CAUSING GRIEVOUS HURT BY ACT ENDANGERING LIFE OR PERSONAL SAFETY OF OTHERS Whoever causes grievous hurt to any person

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The Indian Penal Code 1860 Section 338 is part of The Indian Penal Code 1860 - CAUSING GRIEVOUS HURT BY ACT ENDANGERING LIFE OR PERSONAL SAFETY OF OTHERS Whoever causes grievous hurt to any person. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

SECTION 338: CAUSING GRIEVOUS HURT BY ACT ENDANGERING LIFE OR PERSONAL SAFETY OF OTHERS Whoever causes grievous hurt to any person by doing any act so rashly or negligently as to endanger human life, or the personal safety of others, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both. OF WRONGFUL RESTRAINT AND WRONGFUL CONFINEMENT

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What does The Indian Penal Code 1860 Section 338 provide?

Section Section 338 of the The Indian Penal Code 1860 (CAUSING GRIEVOUS HURT BY ACT ENDANGERING LIFE OR PERSONAL SAFETY OF OTHERS Whoever causes grievous hurt to any person) is reproduced on this page as part of the The Indian Penal Code 1860. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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