INDIAN PENAL CODE, 1860
BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023
324. Voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means
118. Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means.
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INDIAN PENAL CODE, 1860
324. Voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means.--
Whoever, except in the case provided for by section 334, voluntarily
causes hurt by means of any instrument for shooting, stabbing or
cutting, or any instrument which, used as a weapon of offence, is
likely to cause death, or by means of fire or any heated substance, or
by means of any poison or any corrosive substance, or by means of any
explosive substance or by means of any substance which it is
deleterious to the human body to inhale, to swallow, or to receive
into the blood, or by means of any animal, shall be punished with
imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to
three years, or with fine, or with both.
Repealed / historical reference India Code — IPC 1860
BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023
118. Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means.—(1) Whoever,
except in the case provided for by sub-section (1) of section 122, voluntarily causes hurt by means of any
instrument for shooting, stabbing or cutting, or any instrument which, used as a weapon of offence, is
likely to cause death, or by means of fire or any heated substance, or by means of any poison or any
corrosive substance, or by means of any explosive substance, or by means of any substance which it is
deleterious to the human body to inhale, to swallow, or to receive into the blood, or by means of any
animal, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three
years, or with fine which may extend to twenty thousand rupees, or with both.
(2) Whoever, except in the case provided for by sub-section (2) of section 122, voluntarily causes
grievous hurt by any means referred to in sub-section (1), shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or
with imprisonment of either description for a term which shall not be less than one year but which may
extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Current law India Code — BNS 2023