Indian Penal Code
IPC 332 is now BNS 121(1).
Voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from his duty · BNS 121 brings it together with IPC 333.
Merged
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