Of Offences Affecting The Human Body
BNS Section 121 - Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to deter public servant from his duty
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121. Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to deter public servant from his duty.--(1)
Whoever voluntarily causes hurt to any person being a public servant in the discharge of his duty as such
public servant, or with intent to prevent or deter that person or any other public servant from discharging
his duty as such public servant or in consequence of anything done or attempted to be done by that person
in the lawful discharge of his duty as such public servant, shall be punished with imprisonment of either
description for a term which may extend to five years, or with fine, or with both.
(2) Whoever voluntarily causes grievous hurt to any person being a public servant in the discharge of
his duty as such public servant, or with intent to prevent or deter that person or any other public servant
from discharging his duty as such public servant or in consequence of anything done or attempted to be
done by that person in the lawful discharge of his duty as such public servant, shall be punished with
imprisonment of either description for a term which shall not be less than one year but which may extend
to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.