BBanaka

BNS Section 149: Collecting arms, etc., with intention of waging war against Government of India

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

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149. Whoever collects men, arms or ammunition or otherwise prepares to wage war with the intention of either waging or being prepared to wage war against the Government of India, shall be punished with imprisonment for life or imprisonment of either description for a term not exceeding ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.

Study: explanations and related material

Replaces IPC 122. IPC → BNS converterSource: BPR&D BNS–IPC corresponding section table (UP Police, 2024-06-28)

Punishment, bail and trial

149Collecting arms, etc., with the intention of waging war against the Government of India.

Punishment
Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years 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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