IPC Section 333 — Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to deter public servant from his duty

Summary

If a person intentionally causes serious hurt to a public servant who is doing their official duty, or does so to stop that public servant or any other public servant from doing their duty, or does so because of something the public servant lawfully did or tried to do as part of their duty, that person can be sent to prison for up to ten years and also fined.

Official Text

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 may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.

Related Judgments

• STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH vs SALEEM@ CHAMARU AND ANR — Supreme Court of India (2005)
• RATAN SINGH vs STATE OF M.P. & ANR — Supreme Court of India (2009)
• KANWAR SINGH vs DELHI ADMINISTRATION — Supreme Court of India (1964)

Old <-> New Code Mapping

• BNS §121 — Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to deter public servant from his duty