Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
BNS Section 116: Grievous hurt definition
IPC Section 320 is covered by BNS Section 116.
- BNS 116IPC: 320Changed
Grievous hurt definition.
Suffering threshold period for grievous hurt is reduced from twenty days to fifteen days.
Source: Correspondence Table and Comparison Summary of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) to the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC), Central Academy for Police Training (CAPT), Bhopal — prepared by Anil Kishore Yadav, IPS, Director (PDF hosted on keralaprisons.gov.in). Check the bare act before relying on a section in court.
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