Medical law and ethics: grievous hurt by 20-day disability: practice question

A Forensic Medicine question in the style of the NEET PG paper. Answer it first, then read why the right option is right and why each of the others is wrong.

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Forensic Medicine · Medical law and ethics: grievous hurt by 20-day disability

Sample item

A man is struck with a stick and sustains extensive bruising without fracture or bleeding. He is bedridden and unable to do his usual work for three weeks. How is the hurt classified under Indian criminal law?

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The answer and the reasoning

C. Grievous hurt, because he could not follow his ordinary pursuits for 20 days

Among the eight kinds of grievous hurt is any hurt that causes severe bodily pain or inability to follow ordinary pursuits for twenty days. Classification depends on the effect, not the weapon or whether bones broke.

Option by option

  • A. Simple hurt, because there was no bleeding

    Bleeding is not a criterion for grievous hurt.

  • B. Simple hurt, because grievous hurt requires a sharp weapon

    The kind of weapon is not a criterion for grievous hurt.

  • C. Grievous hurt, because he could not follow his ordinary pursuits for 20 days (correct)

    Correct. Inability to follow ordinary pursuits for 20 days makes it grievous.

  • D. Simple hurt, since a bruise without fracture can never be grievous

    Grievous hurt does not require a fracture.

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What is the answer to this Forensic Medicine question?

The best answer is C, Grievous hurt, because he could not follow his ordinary pursuits for 20 days. Among the eight kinds of grievous hurt is any hurt that causes severe bodily pain or inability to follow ordinary pursuits for twenty days.

Why is "Simple hurt, because there was no bleeding" not the answer?

Bleeding is not a criterion for grievous hurt.

Why is "Simple hurt, because grievous hurt requires a sharp weapon" not the answer?

The kind of weapon is not a criterion for grievous hurt.

Why is "Simple hurt, since a bruise without fracture can never be grievous" not the answer?

Grievous hurt does not require a fracture.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Medical law and ethics: grievous hurt by 20-day disability in Forensic Medicine. Classification depends on the effect, not the weapon or whether bones broke.

How hard is this question?

We tag it as an application question: it asks you to use a fact on a patient or a finding. The tag is our own editorial judgement, not an official difficulty rating, so read the reason for every option, not only the answer.

How should I study Medical law and ethics: grievous hurt by 20-day disability?

Learn postmortem changes with their timelines, and toxicology as poison, sign, test and antidote. Then use the flashcards and the other Forensic Medicine questions on this site to test what stuck.

Is this a real NEET PG question?

No. It is an original practice item (editorial status: sample, version 1). NextPrep does not publish recalled or leaked questions, and independent faculty review of this item has not been completed yet, so confirm important facts in a standard textbook.