It is very difficult to draw a line
between those bodily hurts which are serious and those which are slight. To
make out an offence of voluntarily causing grievous hurt, there must be some
specific hurt, voluntarily inflicted and coming within the scope of following
as per law. As per Section 320 Indian Penal Code (IPC), the following kinds of
hurt are designated as "grievous":
- Emasculation: It means depriving a male of masculine
power.
- Permanent privation of sight of either eye: The gravity
lies in the permanency because it deprives a person the use of the organ of
sight.
- Permanent privation of the hearing of either ear: It
deprives a man of his sense of hearing. Injury to the tympanum or auditory
nerve or by thrusting something into the ear which causes deafness.
- Privation of any member or joint: The term ‘member’
means an organ or a limb being part of man capable of performing a
distinct function. It includes, nose, mouth, hands, feet, phalanges etc.
- Destruction or permanent impairing of the powers of any
member or joint: the use of limbs and joints of body are essential to the
discharge of the normal functions of the body. Their deprivation causes
lifelong crippling and makes the person defenseless and miserable.
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