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B.N.S. 2023

Section 117, B.N.S.

In force from 1 July 2024

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Practice MCQs

3 practice questions test this section.

  1. 1 During a quarrel, an accused bites off a phalanx of the victim's index finger. The injury is grievous. According to the lecture, applying the Supreme Court's ruling on human bites, under which provision of the B.N.S. wil...
  2. 2 In a hostel corridor, A tosses a tennis ball at his friend's back only to annoy him. The friend turns suddenly, the ball hits his eye, and the sight of that eye is permanently lost. If A meant only some small hurt, what...
  3. 3 While voluntarily causing grievous hurt, an accused causes the victim to be in a persistent vegetative state. What punishment does Section 117(3), B.N.S. provide, as stated in the lecture?
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Official text

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