INDIAN PENAL CODE, 1860
BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023
124. Assaulting President, Governor, etc., with intent to compel or
151. Assaulting President, Governor, etc., with intent to compel or restrain exercise of any
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INDIAN PENAL CODE, 1860
Assaulting President, Governor, etc., with intent to compel or
restrain the exercise of any lawful power.
124. Assaulting President, Governor, etc., with intent to compel
or restrain the exercise of any lawful power.--Whoever, with the
intention of inducing or compelling the 11*[President] of India, or
12*[Governor 13***] of any State, 14*** 15*** 16*** to exercise or
refrain from exercising in any manner any of the lawful powers of such
17*[President or 12*[Governor 13*],
assaults or wrongfully restrains, or attempts wrongfully to
restrain, or overawes, by means of criminal force or the show of
criminal force, or attempts so to overawe, such 17*[President or 12***
[Governor 13***],
Repealed / historical reference India Code — IPC 1860
BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023
151. Assaulting President, Governor, etc., with intent to compel or restrain exercise of any
lawful power.—Whoever, with the intention of inducing or compelling the President of India, or
Governor of any State, to exercise or refrain from exercising in any manner any of the lawful powers of
such President or Governor, assaults or wrongfully restrains, or attempts wrongfully to restrain, or
overawes, by means of criminal force or the show of criminal force, or attempts so to overawe, such
President or Governor, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may
extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Current law India Code — BNS 2023