Indian Penal Code, 1860
IPC Section 320 in BNS
Grievous hurt. Section 320 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Grievous hurt) corresponds to Section 116 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
Verify before you rely on this. Renumbering under the 2023 codes is not a clean one-to-one exercise — provisions were merged, split and reworded. Always check the printed bare act.
Where this sits in the exam
This provision is examined under IPC & Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, worth 8 of the 100 marks in AIBE XXII. The paper permits bare acts but bans notes, so what matters is finding it quickly, not reciting the number.
Questions that turn on this section
Grievous hurt is defined under:
Answer & explanation
Section 116 BNS
BNS Section 116 corresponds to IPC Section 320 and lists the eight kinds of hurt designated as grievous, including emasculation, permanent privation of sight or hearing, and fracture or dislocation of a bone or tooth.
Sections either side of it
How the neighbouring provisions of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 were renumbered:
| IPC | Provision | BNS |
|---|---|---|
| 317 | Exposure and abandonment of child under twelve years by parent or carer | 93 |
| 318 | Concealment of birth by secret disposal of dead body | 94 |
| 319 | Hurt | 114 |
| 321 | Voluntarily causing hurt | 115(1) |
| 322 | Voluntarily causing grievous hurt | 117(1) |
| 323 | Punishment for voluntarily causing hurt | 115(2) |
Practise it
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