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

• INSC 698 1083 CASE DETAILS DINGANGLUNG GANGMEI v. MUTUM CHURAMANI MEETEI & ORS — Supreme Court of India (2023)
• NEERAJ MUNJAL AND ORS v. A TUL GROVER MINOR AND ANR. MAY 5, 2005 — Supreme Court of India (S)
• GOVT. OF A.P v. B. JAGJEEVAN RAO 527 — Supreme Court of India (2014)
• ... Appellants / Accused Nos.1 and 2 vs Union Territory of Puducherry — Madras High Court (2014)
• .. Petitioner/Appellant/Accused vs State rep. by — Madras High Court ()
• S.C.R. 857 RICHHPAL SINGH MEENA v. GHASI — Supreme Court of India (2014)
• ... Petitioners vs 1.The Inspector of Police, — Madras High Court ()
• S.C.R. 101 KASHI RAM & OTHERS v. STATE OF RAJASTHAN — Supreme Court of India (2008)

Old <-> New Code Mapping

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