Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
Grievous hurt and Injury.- (1) Whoever causes grievous hurt to a couple or either of them in the name of honour shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than three years and with fine which may extend to three lakh rupees. (2) Whoever causes simple hurt to a couple or either of them in the name of ‘honour’ shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than two years and with fine which may extend to two lakh rupees. Explanation: The expression ‘grievous hurt’ and ‘simple hurt’ shall have the same meaning as is given to it in section 114 and 116 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhitha, 2023(Central Act 45 of 2023).