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Hurt and Grievous Hurt under B.N.S.

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Learn hurt and grievous hurt under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 with practical injury problems, statutory provisions and case law. This lesson covers BNS Sections 114–125 and explains how injury, intention, weapons and purpose affect criminal liability. 📚 For Complete Law Notes, Visit: https://www.thelaweasy.com Designed for LL.B. students, UGC NET Law and CLAT PG aspirants, and law university examinations, the lecture uses five revision headings: harm, head, hand, heart and haste. KEY TOPICS • Section 114: hurt, bodily pain, disease and infirmity. • Section 116: the eight kinds of grievous hurt, including fractures, dislocation and the 15-day test. • Sections 115 and 117: intention, knowledge, actual injury and punishment. • Section 118: dangerous weapons or means and the human-bite cases. • Sections 123 and 124: poison, acid attacks and attempts. • Sections 119–122: extortion, confessions, public servants and grave and sudden provocation. • Section 125: rash or negligent acts endangering life or personal safety. • Custodial safeguards, D.K. Basu and confessions under BSA Sections 22–23. • Grievous hurt versus culpable homicide, murder and attempts under BNS Sections 100, 101, 109 and 110. CASES DISCUSSED Jashanmal Jhamatmal v. Brahmanand Sarupanand (1943; AIR 1944 Sind 19) Jamil Hasan v. State (1974) Shakeel Ahmed v. State (Delhi), (2004) 10 SCC 103 D.K. Basu v. State of West Bengal (decided 1996; reported 1997) Laxman v. State of Maharashtra (decided 1973; reported 1974) The older IPC decisions are discussed alongside the corresponding BNS principles. CHAPTERS 00:00 A lost tooth versus a knife wound 01:22 Overview: Sections 114–125 01:54 Section 114: meaning of hurt 02:46 Nervous shock and infirmity 03:58 Section 116: eight kinds of grievous hurt 05:45 The 15-day test and hospital stays 06:24 Section 115: intention and knowledge 07:58 Section 117: voluntarily causing grievous hurt 10:05 Disability and group violence 10:58 Section 118: dangerous weapons or means 12:05 Human bites: Jamil Hasan and Shakeel Ahmed 15:13 Section 123: poison and intent 16:13 Section 124: acid attacks and attempts 17:53 Section 119: hurt for extortion 18:49 Section 120: confessions and property 20:00 D.K. Basu and custodial safeguards 22:24 BSA Sections 22–23: confessions 23:41 Section 121: protecting public servants 24:32 Section 122: grave and sudden provocation 26:26 Section 125: rashness and negligence 27:45 Grievous hurt versus homicide 29:16 Laxman v. State of Maharashtra 31:22 Comparing grievous hurt, culpable homicide and murder 32:24 Five-point revision CONTINUE LEARNING Evidence law: Complete BSA 2023 course: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=as8AExpitB8 Subscribe to Law Easy for criminal law explanations and exam revision. Return to the opening injury problem and identify the injury, mental element and applicable section. #LawEasy #BNS #GrievousHurt #LLB #UGCNETLaw #CLATPG

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The law of hurt deals with harm caused to the body, and even to the mind, of a person. It is found in Chapter 6 of the B.N.S. , which deals with offences affecting the human body. Within that Chapter, under the sub-heading "Of hurt" , are Sections 114 to 125 .

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