Whoever intentionally harms another person's body shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention or public surveillance. Whoever commits the crime mentioned in the preceding paragraph and causes serious injuries shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than ten years; Whoever causes death or serious disability by particularly cruel means shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 10 years, life imprisonment or death. Where there are other provisions in this Law, such provisions shall prevail.
Extended data:
The crime of intentional injury refers to the crime of intentionally and illegally damaging the health of others. One of the crimes of infringing citizens' personal rights and democratic rights in China's criminal law. The main features are:
(1) The object of crime is the health of others. "Intentionally harming the health of others" generally does not constitute a crime. However, if self-mutilation harms social interests and violates other criminal laws, it constitutes a crime.
(2) The objective aspect of crime is that the perpetrator has committed an illegal act that endangers the health of others. Damage to the health of others mainly refers to damage to the integrity of human tissues or the normal function of human organs. There are many ways to harm others' health, but no matter what means are used, it is a kind of harm. The difference of criminal means is only one of the circumstances of sentencing, not the constituent elements of this crime. The result of injury may be minor or serious injury, or it may lead to death.