309Attempt to commit suicide
312Causing miscarriage
313Causing miscarriage without woman’s consent
314Death caused by act done with intent to cause miscarriage. If act done without woman’s consent
315Act done with intent to prevent a child being born alive or to cause it to die after birth
316Causing death of a quick unborn child by an act amounting to culpable homicide
317Exposure and abandonment of a child under twelve years by parent or person having care of it
318Concealment of birth by secret disposal of dead body
319Hurt
320Grievous hurt
321Voluntarily causing hurt
322Voluntarily causing grievous hurt
323Punishment for voluntarily causing hurt
324Voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means
325Punishment for voluntarily causing grievous hurt
326Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means
326aPunishment for causing hurt to spouse, former spouse, etc.
327Voluntarily causing hurt to extort property or to constrain to an illegal act
328Causing hurt by means of poison, etc., with intent to commit an offence
329Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to extort property, or to constrain to an illegal act
330Whoever voluntarily causes hurt for the purpose of extorting from the sufferer, or from any person interested in the sufferer, any confessi...
331Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to extort confession or to compel restoration of property
332Voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from his duty
333Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to deter public servant from his duty
334Voluntarily causing hurt on provocation

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Chapter XVII

XVIIIOffences Relating to Documents and to Currency Notes and Bank Notes

XIXCriminal Breach of Contracts of Service

XXOffences Relating to Marriage

XXIDefamation

XXIICriminal Intimidation, Insult and Annoyance

XXIIIAttempts to Commit Offences

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319. Hurt

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Whoever causes bodily pain, disease or infirmity to any person is said to cause hurt.

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