(47) Whosoever shall be convicted upon an indictment of any assault occasioning actual bodily harm shall be liable . . . to be kept in penal servitude . . .; . . . . . .
Section 47: Assault occasioning bodily harm
Offences against the Person Act 1861 (1861 c. 100 (24 & 25 Vict.))
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