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Section 325 — Punishment for voluntarily causing grievous hurt

As in force on 1 February 2008.

Timeline 4 versions
  1. 30 March 1987 Enacted
  2. 1 February 2008 Act 51 of 2007
  3. 1 January 2020 Act 15 of 2019
  4. 17 August 2026 Latest
Amended in force 1 February 2008 by Penal Code (Amendment) Act 2007
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 for a term which may extend to 710 years, and shall also be liable to fine or to caning.