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Criminal Act — Article 258-2 (Special Bodily Injury on Another)

형법 제258조의2

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 commits the crime of Article 257 (1) or (2) by the threat of collective force or by carrying a dangerous weapon shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for at least one year up to ten years.

(2) A person who commits the crime of Article 258 by the threat of collective force or by carrying a dangerous weapon shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for at least two years up to 20 years.

(3) Attempts to commit the crime of paragraph (1) shall be punished.[This Article Newly Inserted on Jan. 6, 2016]

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