Indian Penal Code, 1860
IPC Section 326 in BNS
Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means. Section 326 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means) corresponds to Section 118(2) 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
Voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons is punishable under:
Answer & explanation
Section 118 BNS
§ 115 is voluntarily causing hurt; § 117 grievous hurt; § 118 hurt or grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means.
Sections either side of it
How the neighbouring provisions of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 were renumbered:
| IPC | Provision | BNS |
|---|---|---|
| 323 | Punishment for voluntarily causing hurt | 115(2) |
| 324 | Voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means | 118(1) |
| 325 | Punishment for voluntarily causing grievous hurt | 117(2) |
| 326A | Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by use of acid | 124(1) |
| 326B | Voluntarily throwing or attempting to throw acid | 124(2) |
| 327 | Voluntarily causing hurt to extort property or to constrain to an illegal act | 119(1) |
Practise it
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