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Section 332 IPC → Section 121 BNS

Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to deter public servant from his duty

Corresponds

Equivalence

Section 332 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 is corresponds as Section 121 BNS (Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to deter public servant from his duty) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, effective 1 July 2024.

Old law

IPC

Indian Penal Code, 1860

New law (from 1 July 2024)

BNS

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023

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