IPC Section 320
Grievous hurt
BNS Section 116— Grievous hurt
Effective for any FIR, charge sheet, or filing on or after 1 July 2024. Matters that arose before that date continue under the IPC.
This is a definitional section that enumerates the eight categories of injury that qualify as 'grievous hurt', including emasculation, permanent loss of sight or hearing, loss of a limb or joint, permanent disfiguration of the head or face, fracture or dislocation of a bone or tooth, and any hurt endangering life or causing severe bodily pain or incapacity for 15 days. It does not itself create a punishable offence.
For the full text of the new section, see the linked BNS page above. For the binding statutory text, refer to the India Code or the Gazette of India. This reference is informational, not legal advice.