Section 337: Shajjah

(1) Whoever causes, on the head or face of any person, any hurt which does not amount to itlaf i udw or itlaf i salahiyyati udw, is said to cause shajjah. (2) The following are the kinds of shajjah, namely: (a) Shajjah i Khafifah (ہفیفخ ہجش); (b) Shajjah i mudihah (ہعضوم ہجش); (c) Shajjah i hashimah (ہمشاہ ہجش); (d) Shajjah i munaqqilah (ہلوقنم ہجش); (e) Shajjah i ammah (ہما ہجش); and (f) Shajjah i damighah. (ہنعماد ہجش) (3) Whoever causes shajjah, (i) without exposing bone of the victim, is said to cause shajjah i khafifah ; (ii) by exposing any bone of the victim without causing fracture, is said to cause shajjah i mudihah ; (iii) by fracturing the bone of the victim, without dislocating it, is said to cause shajjah i hashimah ; (iv) by causing fracture of the bone of the victim and thereby bone is dislocated, is said to cause shajjah i munaqqilah ; (v) by causing fracture of the skull of the victim so that the wound touches the membrane of the brain, is said to cause shajjah i ammah ; and (vi) by causing fracture of the skull of the victim and the wound ruptures the membrane of the brain is said to cause shajjah i damighah.

Effective date: 1862-01-01

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