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IPC Section 322 - Voluntarily causing grievous hurt
Last Updated: 01 Nov, 2026
By Advocate Chikirsha Mohanty
Please refer to BNS 117 for updated procedures & punishments.
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”.
IPC 322 in Simple Words
Section 322 of the Indian Penal Code states that if someone intentionally causes severe injuries, and those injuries turn out to be severe, they are considered to have 'voluntarily caused grievous hurt'.
Voluntarily causing grievous hurt
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