Grievous Hurt

Voluntarily causing grievous hurt

Voluntarily causing grievous hurt, 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.'Explanation.-A person is not said voluntarily to cause grievous hurt except when he both causes grievous hurt and intends or knows himself to be likely to cause grievous hurt. But he is said voluntarily to cause grievous hurt, if intending or knowing himself to be likely to cause grievous hurt, of one kind, he actually causes grievous hurt of another kind.Illustration, A, intending or knowing himself to be likely permanently to disfigure Z's face, gives Z a blow which does not permanently disfigure Z's face, but which causes Z to suffer severe bodily pain for the space of twenty days. A has voluntarily caused grievous hurt....

Grievous hurt, Grievous hurt.-- The following kinds of hurt only are designated as 'grievous':First.--Emasculation.Secondly.--Permanent privation of the sight of either eye.Thirdly.--Permanent privation of the hearing of either ear.Fourthly.--Privation of any member or joint.Fifthly.--Destruction or permanent impairing of the powers of any member or joint.Sixthly.--Permanent disfiguration of the head or face.Seventhly.--Fracture or dislocation of a bone or tooth.Eigthly.--Any hurt which endangers life or which causes the sufferer to be during the space of twenty days in severe bodily pain, or unable to follow his ordinary pursuits. (Penal Code, 1860, s. 320)Means:(a) emasculation;(b) permanent privation of the sight of either eye;(c) permanent privation of the hearing of either ear;(d) privation of any member of joint;(e) destruction or permanent impairing of the powers of any member or joint;(f) permanent disfiguration of the head or face; or(g) any hurt which endangers life. [Parsi M...

Fracture

Fracture, It is true that fracture has not been defined in the Penal Code. It is sometimes though as in the case of Po Yi Maung v. Ma E Tin, A (1937) Rang 253 that the meaning of the word fracture would imply that there should be a break in the bone and that in the case of a skull bone it is not merely sufficient that there is a crack but that the crack must extend from the outer surface of the skull to the inner surface. In Mutukdhar Singh v. Emperor, A (1942) Pat 376, it was observed that if the evidence is merely that a none has been cut and there is nothing whatever to indicate the extent of the cut, whether a deep one or a mere scratch on the surface of the bone, it will be difficult to infer is a grievous hurt within the meaning of S. 320 of the Penal code. Both these assumptions are misleading. It is not necessary that a bone should be cut through and through or that the crack must extend from the outer to the inner surface or that there should be displacement of any fragment of...

Fractus augent h'reditatem

Fracture, It is true that fracture has not been defined in the Penal Code. It is sometimes though as in the case of Po Yi Maung v. Ma E Tin, A (1937) Rang 253 that the meaning of the word fracture would imply that there should be a break in the bone and that in the case of a skull bone it is not merely sufficient that there is a crack but that the crack must extend from the outer surface of the skull to the inner surface. In Mutukdhar Singh v. Emperor, A (1942) Pat 376, it was observed that if the evidence is merely that a none has been cut and there is nothing whatever to indicate the extent of the cut, whether a deep one or a mere scratch on the surface of the bone, it will be difficult to infer is a grievous hurt within the meaning of S. 320 of the Penal code. Both these assumptions are misleading. It is not necessary that a bone should be cut through and through or that the crack must extend from the outer to the inner surface or that there should be displacement of any fragment of...

Voluntarily causing hurt

Voluntarily causing hurt, whoever does any act with the intention of thereby causing hurt to any person, or with the knowledge that he is likely thereby to cause hurt to any person, and does thereby cause hurt to any person, is said 'voluntarily to cause hurt'....

Shooting or wounding, or causing any grievous bodily harm

Shooting or wounding, or causing any grievous bodily harm, with intention to maim, disfigure, or disable, or to do some other grievous bodily harm, or with intent to resist or prevent the lawful apprehension or detaining of any person, is a felony; see 24 & 25 Vict. c. 100, s. 18....

Grievous bodily harm

Grievous bodily harm. See ACTUAL BODILY HARM....

Hurtful

Tending to impair or damage injurious mischievous occasioning loss or injury as hurtful words or conduct...

Fairs

Fairs [fr. foire, Fr.; forum nundin', Lat.]. these institutions are very closely allied to markets. A fair is a greater species of market, recurring at more distant intervals. No fair can be held without a grant from the Crown, or a prescription which supposes such grant. Before a patent is granted it is usual to have a writ of ad quod damnum executed and returned, that it may not be issued to the prejudice of another fair or market already existing. The grant usually contains a clause that it shall not be to the hurt of another fair or market; but this clause, if omitted, would be implied; for if the franchise occasion damage, either to the Crown or a subject, in any respect, it will be revoked; and a person whose ancient title is prejudiced is entitled to have a scire facias in the King's name to repeal the letters-patent. If His Majesty grant power to hold a fair or market in a particular place, the lieges can resort to no other, even though it be inconvenient. But if no place be ap...

Wounding

Wounding. Unlawfully and maliciously wounding or causing grievous bodily harm with intent to do grievous bodily harm to any person by any means is, by s. 18 of the Offences against the (English) Person Act, 1861, a felony, punishable up to penal servitude for life; and by s. 19 of the same Act unlawfully and maliciously wounding or inflicting any grievous bodily harm is a misdemeanour punishable by five years' penal servitude....

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