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 may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Section 333: Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to deter public servant from his duty
The Indian Penal Code, 1860Central Act · Act 45 of 1860
Repealed. This text is published for reference. It is not in force, and it should not be relied on as current law without checking what replaced it. Repealed by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, with effect from 1 July 2024
Where this provision sits
| Act | The Indian Penal Code, 1860 |
|---|---|
| Section | 333 |
| Marginal note | Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to deter public servant from his duty |
| Jurisdiction | Central |
| Status | Repealed |
| Judgments citing it | 27 |
Judgments that turned on this provision
- CRL.A/949/2014 of SRI K R KRISHNEGOWDA Vs STATE BYHigh Court of Karnataka · 2026-01-07
- IA(Crl)/108/2025 of Charu Neekam Vs The State of AP and AnrGauhati High Court · 2025-11-27
- /1314/2025 of KISHAN YADAV Vs STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. HOME LKO.Allahabad High Court · 2025-11-26
- CRA/427/2001 of KAMAL KAYAL Vs STATECalcutta High Court · 2025-10-24
- APPLN/2051/2024 of IRFAN SHARIF KHAN Vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRABombay High Court · 2024-06-27
- APEAL/196/2002 of RAMESH GHANASHYAM WAWALE Vs THE STATE OF MAH.Bombay High Court · 2024-02-01
- CRM (DB)/367/2023 of SANJOY MAITY Vs STATE OF WEST BENGALCalcutta High Court · 2023-02-01
- APEAL/561/1998 of MANGESH NANDA KHEDEKAR Vs THE STATE OF MAHARASTHRABombay High Court · 2021-04-28
- ABA/728/2020 of TEZRAM GOPALRAO MULEY Vs STATE OF MAH. THR. PSO PS KANHAN NAGPURBombay High Court · 2021-03-09
- APEAL/648/2009 of MOHAMMED IRSHAD KAMAL HASAN SHIAKH Vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRABombay High Court · 2016-02-01
- APPLN/664/2009 of SHRI VISHNU S/O TUKDOJI TODASE Vs STATE OF MAH THR PSO, KUHIBombay High Court · 2009-02-20
- APEAL/425/2001 of BHALKYA AMBRUSHI KALE Vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA and ORSBombay High Court · 2007-06-20
- APEAL/313/2007 of SHELKYA ZURBYA PAWAR Vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRABombay High Court · 2007-04-09
- CRLA/957/1988 of KANWAR SINGH and ANOTHER Vs STATEHigh Court of Uttarakhand · 2006-12-21
- APPA/997/2006 of MOHD. ADIL MOHD. SHABBIR SHAIKH Vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRABombay High Court · 2006-09-28
- CRLA/2612/1982 of VISHNU DUTT BHATT Vs STATEHigh Court of Uttarakhand · 2006-06-14
- APPLN/8123/2005 of CHANDRAKANT LAXMAN KARADE Vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR.Bombay High Court · 2006-03-06
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