The words injury, assault and hurt are
invariably used by doctor in hospital practice and are used as synonymous. But
all three have a different meaning as per law. It is defined by the Indian
Penal Code as below:
- Injury:
Section 44 of IPC defines injury as any harm whatever illegally caused to
any person in body, mind, reputation or property.
- Assault:
Section 351 of IPC defines assault as an offer or threat or attempt to
apply force on body of another in a hostile manner. It may be a
common/simple assault or an intention to murder.
- Hurt:
Section 319 of IPC defines hurt as whoever causes bodily pain, disease or
infirmity to any person is said to cause hurt.
When we as doctors deal with cases of
Hurt/body injury, it means bodily pain, wound, disease or infirmity voluntarily
caused to any person in medicolegal cases. These would include abrasions,
contusions, lacerations, stab wounds, electric shock, firearm or ligatures etc
resulting in human body injury. The doctor who is certifying an injury report
should keep in mind the Penal provisions required by police to book the case
i.e.
- Simple
injury: IPC Section 323
- Simple
injury caused by dangerous weapons: IPC Section 324
- Grievous
injury: IPC Section 325
- Grievous
injury caused by dangerous weapons: IPC Section 326
- Dangerous
injury: IPC Section 307
- Injury
likely to cause death: IPC Section 304
- Injury
sufficient to cause death: IPC Section 302
- Causing
hurt by means of poison: IPC Section 328
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