Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — Section 115: Voluntarily causing hurt

Statutory position

Section 115 defines voluntarily causing hurt and provides the punishment in sub-section (2). The official text states that, except for the special case referred to in section 122(1), voluntarily causing hurt may be punished with imprisonment up to one year, fine up to ten thousand rupees, or both.

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