BBanaka

BNS Section 147: Waging, or attempting to wage war, or abetting waging of war, against Government of India

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 · Chapter 7: Of Offences Against the State

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147. Whoever wages war against the Government of India, or attempts to wage such war, or abets the waging of such war, shall be punished with death, or imprisonment for life and shall also be liable to fine.

Illustration.
A joins an insurrection against the Government of India. A has committed the offence defined in this section.

Study: explanations and related material

Replaces IPC 121. IPC → BNS converterSource: BPR&D BNS–IPC corresponding section table (UP Police, 2024-06-28)

Punishment, bail and trial

147Waging or attempting to wage war, or abetting the waging of war, against the Government of India.

Punishment
Death, or imprisonment for life and fine.
Cognizable or not
Cognizable
Bailable or not
Non‑bailable
Triable by
Court of Session

Source: BNSS First Schedule, Gazette of India, 25 December 2023, p. 168. The Schedule gives the substance of the section, not its full definition, and a State may have amended the classification for its territory. See it in the full First Schedule

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