Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
BNS 121 was IPC 332 and 333.
Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to deter public servant from his duty. · It brings 2 old provisions together.
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Old wording kept in full
Old · IPC 1860 · Ch. XVI
s. 332
Voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from his duty
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 three years, or with fine, or with both.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNS 2023 · Ch. VI
s. 121(1)of section 121
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.
Text from India Code