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    Question

    Which kind of hurt is not a grievous hurt?

    A Emasculation Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Privation of any member or joint Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Disfiguration of the head or face Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Fracture of dislocation or tooth Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Disfiguration of the head or face of permanent nature is a grievous hurt whereas in the above mentioned question option (c) mentions only about disfiguration of head or face which is not permanent nature. S. 320. Grievous hurt .—The following kinds of hurt only are desig­nated as “grievous”:— (First) — Emasculation. S.319                   Hurt defined S. 320                  Grievous Hurt defined S.323                  Hurt punishable S.325                  Grievous Hurt punishable (Secondly) —Permanent privation of the sight of either eye. (Thirdly) — Permanent privation of the hearing of either ear, (Fourthly) —Privation of any member or joint. (Fifthly) — Destruction or permanent impairing of the powers of any member or joint. (Sixthly) — Permanent disfiguration of the head or face. (Seventhly) —Fracture or dislocation of a bone or tooth. (Eighthly) —Any hurt which endangers life or which causes the sufferer to be during the space of twenty days in severe bodily pain, or unable to follow his ordinary pursuits.

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