Section 191 — Crimes Act 1961: Aggravated wounding or injury
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191 Aggravated wounding or injury (1) Every one is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 14 years who with intent— (a) To commit or facilitate the commission of any crime; or (b) To avoid the detection of himself or of any other person in the commission of any crime; or (c) To avoid the arrest or facilitate the flight of himself or of any other person upon the commission or attempted commission of any crime— wounds, maims, disfigures, or causes grievous bodily harm to any person, or stupefies or renders unconscious any person, or by any violent means renders any person incapable of resistance. (2) Every one is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 7 years who, with any such intent as aforesaid, injures any person. (3) [Repealed] Compare: 1908 No 32 ss 195, 196; 1941 No 10 part Schedule Subsection (3) was inserted, as from 2 July 1999, by section 4 Crimes (Home Invasion) Amendment Act 1999 (1999 No 75). Subsection (3) was repealed, as from 30 June 2002, by section 164(b) Sentencing Act 2002 (2002 No 9). See sections 148 to 160 Sentencing Act 2002 (2002 No 9) for the savings and transitional provisions. See clause 2 Sentencing Act Commencement Order 2002 (SR 2002/176).
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