BNS Section 117: Voluntarily causing grievous hurt punishment

IPC Sections 322 and 325 are covered by BNS Section 117.

4 entries in the correspondence table: 1 changed, 1 no change, 2 new provision.

1. BNS 117(1)IPC: 322No change

   Voluntarily causing grievous hurt punishment.

   No change.

2. BNS 117(2)IPC: 325Changed

   Punishment for voluntarily causing grievous hurt.

   Formal changes but essence is same.

3. BNS 117(3)IPC: —New provision

   Voluntarily causing grievous hurt.

   New addition. “Whoever commits an offence under sub-section (1) and in the course of such commission causes any hurt to a person which causes that person to be in permanent disability or in persistent vegetative state, shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than ten years but which may extend to imprisonment for life, which shall mean imprisonment for the remainder of that person’s natural life”.

4. BNS 117(4)IPC: —New provision

   Voluntarily causing grievous hurt.

   New addition. “When a group of five or more persons acting in concert, causes grievous hurt to a person on the ground of his race, caste or community, sex, place of birth, language, personal belief or any other similar ground, each member of such group shall be guilty of the offence of causing grievous hurt, and shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine”.

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.