A 25 year old person sustained injury in right eye. He developed right comeal opacity following the injury. Left eye was already having poor vision. Corneoplasty of right eye was done and vision was restored. Medicolegally such injury is labelled as :
A. Grievous
B. Simple
C. Dangerous
D. Serious
Correct answer : A. Grievous
Injuries classified as Grievous by Section 320 of IPC:
Emasculation
Permanent privation of the sight of either eye
Permanent privation of the hearing of either ear
Privation of any member or joint
Destruction or permanent impairing of the powers of any member or joint
Permanent disfiguration of the head or face
Fracture or dislocation of a bone or tooth
Any hurt which endangers life or which causes the sufferer to be during the space of twenty days in severe bodily pain, or unable to follow his ordinary pursuits