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Criminal Act — Article 257 (Inflicting Bodily Injury on Other or on Lineal Ascendant)

형법 제257조

This English translation is based on the Korean text effective 2023-08-08. The Korean law has since been amended (current version effective 2026-10-02) — check the Korean original.

(1) A person who inflicts a bodily injury upon another shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for not more than seven years or suspension of qualifications for not more than ten years or by a fine not exceeding ten million won. <Amended on Dec. 29, 1995>

(2) When the crime as referred in paragraph (1) is committed on a lineal ascendant of the offender or of his or her spouse, he or she shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for not more than ten years or a fine not exceeding 15 million won. <Amended on Dec. 29, 1995>

(3) Attempts to commit the crimes of the preceding two paragraphs shall be punished.

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