(g) any hurt which endangers life or which causes the sufferer to be during the space of at least twenty days in severe bodily pain, or unable to follow his ordinary pursuits. Section 273 - “Voluntarily Causing Hurt Defined”: Whoever does any act with the intention of thereby causing hurt to any person or with the knowledge that he is likely thereby to cause hurt to any person and does thereby cause hurt to any person, is said voluntarily to cause hurt. Section 274 - “Voluntarily Causing Grievous Hurt Defined”: 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. Explanation:- A person is not said voluntarily to cause grievous hurt except when he both causes grievous hurt and intends or knows himself to be likely to cause grievous hurt. But he is said to cause grievous hurt if intending or knowing himself to be likely to cause grievous hurt of one kind, he actually causes grievous hurt of another kind. Illustration:- (“A”), intending or knowing himself to be likely permanently to disfigure (“Z’s”) face, gives (“Z”) a blow which does not permanently disfigure (“Z’s”) face but which causes (“Z”) to suffer severe bodily pain for the space of at least twenty days. (“A”) has voluntarily caused grievous hurt. Section 275 - “Voluntarily Causing Hurt on Provocation”: Whoever voluntarily causes hurt on grave and sudden provocation if he neither intends nor knows himself to be likely to cause hurt to any person other than the person who gave the provocation, shall on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or with fine not exceeding LS60,000 or with both. Section 276 - “Voluntarily Causing Grievous Hurt on Provocation”: Whoever voluntarily causes grievous hurt on grave and sudden provocation, if he neither intends nor knows himself to be likely to cause grievous hurt to any person other than the person who gave the provocation, shall on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding four years or with fine or with both. Section 277 - “Voluntarily Causing Hurt without Provocation”: Whoever, except in the case provided for by section 275, voluntarily causes hurt, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or with fine or with both. 76

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