Severe detriment to health as a statutory feature of the crimes described in the polish penal code

Abstract

Severe detriment to health is mentioned in the Polish Penal Code (PC) in various contexts. In the general part of the Code, this category occurs in the contexts of determining the conditions for adjudicating a driving ban (Article 42 § 3 PC), vindictive damages (Article 47 § 1 PC), and the waiver of statute of limitations for certain offences (Article 105 § 2 PC). In the special part of the Penal Code, severe detriment to health is integrated in a varied manner into the statutory features of certain crimes. This article is intended to systematize the situations in which severe detriment to health constitutes a feature of a type of criminal act under the Polish Penal Code.