BNS121
BNS Section 121: Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to deter public servant from his duty
Ch VI · Of Offences Affecting the Human Body
Gazette p.52
Punishment
- (1) punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to five years, or with fine, or with both
- (2) 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
Depends on which sub-section applies. Copied verbatim from the text below.
Arrest, bail & court
- (1) Cognizable · Non-bailable · Magistrate of the first class (Voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from his duty)
- (2) Cognizable · Non-bailable · Court of Session (Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to deter public servant from his duty)
From the BNSS, 2023, First Schedule (machine-extracted; check the Schedule for anything consequential).
Verbatim · BNS121. Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to deter public servant from his duty.—(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.
Corresponds (indicatively) to IPC 332, 333 of the repealed Indian Penal Code, 1860. IPC → BNS table
Cite as: Section 121, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (Act No. 45 of 2023)