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'''Section 320 in [[India]]''' defines [[Grievous bodily harm|grievous hurt]]. The [[punishment]] is enhanced when the [[Injury|hurt]] is grievous.<br />
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==The text==<br />
The following kinds of hurt only are designated as "Grievous":<ref name=HGHIIC>{{cite journal|last1=Atal|first1=DK|last2=Naik|first2=SK|last3=Das|first3=S|title=Hurt & Grievous Hurt in Indian Context|journal=J Indian Acad Forensic Med|date=April–June 2013|volume=35|issue=2|pages=160–164|url=http://medind.nic.in/jal/t13/i2/jalt13i2p160.pdf|accessdate=4 September 2014}}</ref><br />
;First<br />
[[Emasculation]]<br />
;Second<br />
Permanent [[privation]] of the sight of either eye<br />
;Third<br />
Permanent privation of the hearing of either ear<br />
;Fourth<br />
Privation of any member or joint<br />
;Fifth<br />
Destruction or [[Disability|permanent impairing]] of the powers of any member or joint,<br />
;Sixth<br />
Permanent disfiguration of the head or face<br />
;Seventh<br />
Fracture or [[Joint dislocation|dislocation]] of a bone or tooth,<br />
;Eighth<br />
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.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
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