Whoever voluntarily causes hurt, if the hurt which he intends to cause or knows himself to be likely to cause is grievous hurt, and if the hurt which he causes is grievous hurt, is said voluntarily to cause grievous hurt.
Explanation.-A person is not said voluntarily to cause grievous hurt except when he both causes grievous hurt and intends or knows himself to be likely to cause grievous hurt. But he is said voluntarily to cause grievous hurt, if intending or knowing himself to be likely to cause grievous hurt of one kind, he actually causes grievous hurt of another kind.
Illustration
A, intending of knowing himself to be likely permanently to disfigure Z's face, gives Z a blow which does not permanently disfigure Z's face, but which causes Z to suffer severe bodily pain for the space of twenty days. A has voluntarily caused grievous hurt.
321 IPC Voluntarily causing hurt
322 IPC Voluntarily causing grievous hurt
323 IPC Punishment for voluntarily causing hurt
324 IPC Voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means
325 IPC Punishment for voluntarily causing grievous hurt
326 IPC Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means
326A IPC Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by use of acid, etc
326B IPC Voluntarily throwing or attempting to throw acid
327 IPC Voluntarily causing hurt to extort property, or to constrain to an illegal to an act
328 IPC Causing hurt by means of poison, etc., with intent to commit and offence
329 IPC Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to extort property, or to constrain to an illegal act
330 IPC Voluntarily causing hurt to extort confession, or to compel restoration of property