BNS147
BNS Section 147: Waging, or attempting to wage war, or abetting waging of war, against Government of India
Ch VII · Of Offences Against the State
Gazette p.59
Punishment punished with death, or imprisonment for life and shall also be liable to fine
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Arrest, bail & court
- Cognizable · Non-bailable · Court of Session
From the BNSS, 2023, First Schedule (machine-extracted; check the Schedule for anything consequential).
Verbatim · BNS147. Waging, or attempting to wage war, or abetting waging of war, against Government of India.— 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.
Corresponds (indicatively) to IPC 121 of the repealed Indian Penal Code, 1860. IPC → BNS table
Cite as: Section 147, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (Act No. 45 of 2023)