BNS Section 121 — Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to deter public servant from his duty
CHAPTER VI OF OFFENCES AFFECTING THE HUMAN BODY — Of hurt
Criminal
Summary
Sub-section (1) covers voluntarily causing hurt to a public servant. It applies when a person causes hurt to someone who is a public servant while that servant is doing their duty, or does so to stop or discourage that servant or any other public servant from doing their duty, or does so because of something that servant lawfully did or tried to do in the course of their duty. The punishment for this is imprisonment of either kind for up to five years, or a fine, or both.
Sub-section (2) covers voluntarily causing grievous hurt to a public servant. It applies in the same situations as sub-section (1) — when the hurt is caused to a public servant while doing their duty, or to stop or discourage that servant or any other public servant from doing their duty, or because of something that servant lawfully did or tried to do in the course of their duty. The punishment here is imprisonment of either kind for a term of at least one year but up to ten years, and the person is also liable to a fine.
Official Text
(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.
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