325. Punishment for voluntarily causing grievous hurt.

Whoever, except in the case provided for by section 335, voluntarily causes grievous hurt, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.

CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENCE
Punishment—Imprisonment for 7 years, and fine—Cognizable—Bailable—Triable by any Magistrate—Compoundable by the person to whom hurt is caused with the permission of the court.

COMMENTS
The act of squeezing the testicles of a person would be an offence of causing grievous hurt;
State of Karnataka v. Shivalingaiah, (1988) Cr LJ 394 : AIR 1988 SC 115.

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