IPC 325 in BNS: Section 117(2)

Section 325 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 corresponds to Section 117(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. IPC 325 deals with punishment for voluntarily causing grievous hurt. BNS 117 brings it together with IPC 322. BNS 117(3) and BNS 117(4) are new, with no IPC counterpart. The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita came into force on 1 July 2024, replacing the IPC.

Indian Penal Code

IPC 325 is now BNS 117(2).

Punishment for voluntarily causing grievous hurt · BNS 117 brings it together with IPC 322. BNS 117(3) and BNS 117(4) are new, with no IPC counterpart.

Merged

97% of the old wording kept

Old · IPC 1860 · Ch. XVI

s. 325

Punishment for voluntarily causing grievous hurt

Whoever, except in the case provided for by section 335, voluntarily causes grievous hurt, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.

Text from the official India Code PDF

New · BNS 2023 · Ch. VI

s. 117(2)of section 117

Voluntarily causing grievous hurt.

(2) Whoever, except in the case provided for by sub-section (2) of section 122, voluntarily causes grievous hurt, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.

Text from India Code