1Professor & Head, Editor J Ind Acad For Med, Dept. Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Government Medical College & Hospital, Chandigarh
2Associate Professor, Dept. Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Government Medical College & Hospital, Chandigarh
3Associate Professor, Dept. Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Government Medical College, Patiala
Online published on 19 July, 2017.
The dilemma whether 'dangerous injury ’or 'injury dangerous to life ’or an 'injury endangering life ’are synonymous or do they have different meanings, continues even today, more than 156 years after the framing of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) in 1860. There have been numerous interpretations and decisions by various courts, including the Hon'ble Supreme Court, regarding the same. Some decisions have conveyed that these three terms are synonymous and mean one and the same thing, while the others have conveyed that they represent different degrees of gravity of the injury. We have tried to put forward all the facets of the dilemma and the explanation, based on case laws.
Dangerous injury, dangerous to life, endangering life, grievous hurt, Indian Penal Code, section 307 IPC, section 320 IPC
