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Under section 116(h) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, what minimum duration of severe bodily pain…

Section 116(h) includes hurt that causes severe bodily pain, or inability to follow ordinary pursuits, for fifteen days. Hurt that endangers life is a separate basis within…

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Under section 116(h) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, what minimum duration of severe bodily pain qualifies an injury as grievous hurt on that ground alone?

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Section 116(h) includes hurt that causes severe bodily pain, or inability to follow ordinary pursuits, for fifteen days. Hurt that endangers life is a separate basis within the same clause.

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Option A

Five days does not meet the duration specified in section 116(h).

Option B

Ten days does not meet the duration specified in section 116(h).

Option C

Section 116(h) sets the relevant duration at fifteen days.

Option D

Twenty days was the duration in the former definition. The current threshold is fifteen.

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