According to Section 337, PPC, six genres of “Shajjah” (injuries) have been depicted such as

 2023 SCMR 1068

According to Section 337, PPC, six genres of “Shajjah” (injuries) have been depicted such as

(a) Shajjah-i-Khafifah

(b)( Shajjah-i-mudihah

(c) Shajjah-i-hashimah

(d) )Shajjah-i-munaqilah;

(e) Shajjah-i-ammah ; and

(i) Shajjah-i-damighah .

In the case in hand the petitioner has been charged with Section 337-A(ii) and 337-A(iii) i.e. “Shajjah-i-mudihah” which defines the injury of exposing any bone of the victim without causing fracture and “Shajjah-i-hashimah” which denotes the fracturing of bone of the victim without dislocating it. The punishment of Section 337-A(ii) is arsh which shall be five per cent of the diyat and may also be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to five years as ta’zir, whereas the injury described in Section 337A(iii) is set to be Shajjah-i-hashmiah and the person accused of causing such injury is liable to arsh (compensation) which shall be ten percent of the diyat and may also be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to 10 years as ta’zir which falls within the prohibitory clause of Section 497 of the Criminal Code of Procedure, 1898 wherein it is clearly provided that a person shall not be released on bail if there appears to be reasonable grounds for believing that he has been guilty of an offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life or imprisonment of 10 years. Whereas another charge in the FIR is related to the offence under Section 337-F(i) which relates to the punishment of “Ghayr-jaifah” which means an injury in which the skin is ruptured and bleeding occurred and a person causing such injury under this clause is liable to daman (amount of compensation determined by the Court) and may also be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year as ta’zir.