CAT: A Study on Bangladesh Compliance Besides, the Penal Code criminalizes acts causing hurt and grievous hurt to any individual. The Code defines ‘hurt’ as an act, which causes bodily pain, disease or infirmity to any person.33 According to the same law, some kinds of hurt are designated as ‘grievous hurt.’34 The Penal Code provides that voluntarily causing hurt, unless caused in consequence of grave and sudden provocation, is punishable with imprisonment, either simple or rigorous, for a term which may extend to one year or with fine which may extend to one thousand taka or with both.35 The punishment of this offence, when caused in consequence of grave and sudden provocation, is imprisonment, either simple or rigorous, for a term which may extend to one month or fine which may extend to five hundred taka or both.36 The punishment of voluntarily causing hurt, when caused by dangerous weapons or means and not in consequence of grave and sudden provocation, is imprisonment, either simple or rigorous, for a term which may extend to three years or fine or both.37 33 See, The Penal Code, 1860, Section 319. See, ibid, Section 320. For example, (a) emasculation (b) permanent privation of the sight of either eye (c) permanent privation of the hearing of either ear (d) privation of any member or joint (f) permanent disfiguration of the head or face (g) fracture dislocation of a bone or tooth and (h) any hurt which endangers life or which causes the sufferers to be during the space of twenty days in severe bodily pain, or unable to follow his ordinary pursuits. 35 See, Section 323 of the Penal Code. 36 Section 334. 37 Section 334. 34 31