Section 319 IPC defines 'hurt' as:
Acausing any sort of mental anguish but not physical injury to any person
Bcausing bodily pain, disease or infirmity to any person whatsoever
Ccausing any kind of property damage to belongings of any person whatsoever
Dcausing apprehension of harm without any physical contact whatsoever
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. causing bodily pain, disease or infirmity to any person whatsoever
1. Section 319 IPC reads: 'Whoever causes bodily pain, disease or infirmity to any person is said to cause hurt.'
2. Three forms of hurt: (i) bodily pain; (ii) disease; (iii) infirmity (temporary incapacity).
3. Hurt is the genus; grievous hurt (Section 320) is the species — eight specified injuries.
4. Pure mental anguish is not 'hurt' under Section 319 but may be cruelty (Section 498A) or criminal intimidation (Section 503).
5. Property damage is mischief (Section 425), not hurt.
6. Hence option A is correct.
_Source: Indian Penal Code 1860 / Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 / Indian Evidence Act 1872 (Bare Acts, indiacode.nic.in) — IPC, Section 319_
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