Voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from his duty
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Summary
Knowingly causing hurt to a public servant while they are lawfully performing their duty, or hurting someone to prevent or deter a public servant (or because of what the public servant did lawfully), is an offence. The punishment can be imprisonment for up to three years, or a fine, or both.
Example
Ravi pushes a traffic constable who is issuing a challan to stop the ticket and the constable gets hurt. Ravi can be punished with up to three years imprisonment, or a fine, or both under this provision.
Bare Act
Enacted textWhoever 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 three years, or with fine, or with both.
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