Section 252 - Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to deter public officer from his duty.

(1) Whoever voluntarily causes hurt to a person being a public officer in the discharge of his duty as a public officer or with intent to prevent or deter that person or any other public officer from discharging his duty as a public officer or in consequence of anything done or attempted to be done by that 1m person in the lawful discharge of his duty as a public officer, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years or with fine or with both.

(2) Whoever in the like circumstances with the like intent or for like reason voluntarily causes grievous hurt to any person being a public officer, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to ten years and shall also be liable to fine.