Penal Code · s 324

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s 324Voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means

Whoever, except in the case provided for by section 334, voluntarily causes hurt by means of -

(a)

any instrument -

(i)

for shooting, stabbing or cutting; or

(ii)

which, used as a weapon of offence, is likely to cause death;

(b)

fire or any heated substance;

(c)

any poison or any corrosive substance:

(4 any explosive substance;

(e)

any substance which it is deleterious to the human body to inhale, to swallow, or to receive into the blood; or

(fl any animal, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 7 years and whipping.