Indian Penal Code : Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to deter public servant from hisduty. Indian

Indian Penal Code,1860

Act No : 45

Section : Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to deter public servant from hisduty.

333. Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to deter public servantfrom his duty.--Whoever voluntarily causes grievous hurt to any personbeing a public servant in the discharge of his duty as such publicservant, or with intent to prevent or deter that person or any otherpublic servant from discharging his duty as such public servant, or inconsequence of anything done or attempted to be done by that person inthe lawful discharge of his duty as such public servant, shall bepunished with imprisonment of either description for a term which mayextend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.