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Part II · Offences

10. Causing hurt while committing an offence

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Official English translation. Where it differs from the Sinhala or Tamil text, the Act itself says which text prevails.

Where at the trial of a person for an offence under section 3 or section 4 or section 5 or section 6 of this Act, it is proved that such person voluntarily caused hurt to any other person in the course of committing such offence, such person and any other person jointly concerned in committing such offence may be sentenced to a term of imprisonment extending to twenty years.

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