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1948 Present; Howard C.J.

GEERIS APPU, Appellant, a nd SEYDEEN, P. S. 262.
Respondent

S . C. 253-M. C. Balapitiya, 60,121

Grievous hurt-Incised wound caused by sharp weapon-Piece of bone chipped off-Penal Code, s. 311.

An incised wound cutting into the bone and chipping off a piece of the bone is grievous hurt within the meaning of section 311 of the Penal Code.

A PPEAL from a judgment of the Magistrate, Balapitiya.

K. C. de Silva, for accused appellant.

Arthur Keuneman, Grown Counsel, for the Attorney-General.

May 3, 1948. HOWARD C.J .-

In this case it has been contended that the injury inflicted by the appellant on the complainant did not amount in law to grevious hurt and I have been referred in that connection to the case of Inspector of Police v. Pedrick ¹ [ (1944) 45 N. L. R. 62. ] .

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The head-note of that case is as follows :-

An injury caused to