Singapore legislation
Section 320
Section 320
Grievous hurt
The following kinds of hurt only are designated as “grievous”:
(a)
emasculation;
(aa)death;
(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;
(e)
destruction or permanent impairing of the powers of any member or joint;
(f)
permanent disfiguration of the head or face;
(g)
fracture or dislocation of a bone;
(h)
any hurt which endangers life, or which causes the sufferer to be, during the space of 20 days, in severe bodily pain, or unable to follow his ordinary pursuits;
(i)
penetration of the vagina or anus, as the case may be, of a person without that person’s consent, which causes severe bodily pain.