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Section 199: Causing grievous harm or resisting arrest penalties

199.Acts intended to cause grievous harm or prevent arrest

Any person who, with intent to maim, disfigure or disable any person, or to do some grievous harm to any person or to resist or prevent the lawful arrest or detention of any person—

(a)unlawfully wounds or does any grievous harm to any person by any means;

(b)unlawfully attempts in any manner to strike any person with any kind of projectile or with a spear, sword, knife or other dangerous or offensive weapon;

(c)unlawfully causes any explosive substance to explode;

(d)sends or delivers any explosive substance or other dangerous or noxious thing to any person;

(e)causes any such substance or thing to be taken or received by any person;

(f)puts any corrosive fluid or any destructive or explosive substance in any place; or

(g)unlawfully casts or throws any such fluid or substance at or upon any person, or otherwise applies any such fluid or substance to the person of any person,

commits a felony and is liable, on conviction, to imprisonment for life.

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You commit a felony if you intentionally cause grievous harm to someone, or use weapons to resist lawful arrest. This includes wounding, attempting to...

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