Section 231
Prohibition Of Conducting Medical Treatment Maliciously
(1) No
person shall, with the intention of causing death of, or grievous hurt
to, another person, carry out his or her treatment, conduct one type of
medical treatment of him or her instead of another type of treatment
as required, or administer, or prescribe for administration of, any
drug to him or her knowingly or having reason to believe that the
administration or prescription of such drug may cause death of, or
grievous hurt, to him or her or conduct surgery on one organ of
human body of him or her instead of another organ as required or
make such organ dysfunctional or separate such organ from the
human body, or cause the commission of any of such acts.
(2) A person who commits, or causes to be committed, the
offence referred to in sub-section (1) shall be liable to the following
sentence:
(a) The same sentence as imposable for murder, in the case
of causing the death of any person,
(a) The same sentence as imposable for grievous hurt, in
the case of causing grievous heart to any person.