Any person who, with intent to maim, disfigure, or disable any person, or to do some grievous bodily harm to any person, or to resist or prevent the lawful arrest or detention of any person ¾

(1) Unlawfully wounds or does any grievous bodily harm to any person by any means whatever; or

(2) Unlawfully attempts in any manner to strike any person with any kind of projectile; or

(3) Unlawfully causes any explosive substance to explode; or

(4) Sends or delivers any explosive substance or other dangerous or noxious thing to any person; or

(5) Causes any such substance or thing to be taken or received by any person; or

(6) Puts any corrosive fluid or any destructive or explosive substance in any place; or

(7) Unlawfully casts or throws any such fluid or substance at or upon any person, or otherwise applies any such fluid or substance to the person of any person; or

(8) does any act that is likely to result in a person having a serious disease;

is guilty of a crime, and is liable to imprisonment for 20 years.

Alternative offence: s. 297, 304, 317 or 317A.

[Section 294 amended by No. 118 of 1981 s. 4; No. 51 of 1992 s. 5 and 16(2); No. 70 of 2004 s. 36(3).]