Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to deter public servant from his duty
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Summary
Voluntarily causing hurt to a public servant while they are performing their duty, or to prevent or deter them (or as a result of their lawful act), is punishable. Causing non-grievous hurt can bring up to five years imprisonment, or fine, or both. Causing grievous hurt attracts one to ten years imprisonment and a fine, with a minimum one-year term.
Example
Ravi refuses to stop and pushes a traffic constable who was issuing a ticket, causing bruises. For this non-grievous hurt Ravi may face up to five years imprisonment, or a fine, or both. If the constable suffered a broken bone (grievous hurt), Ravi would face one to ten years and a fine, with at least one year in prison.
Bare Act
Enacted 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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