BNS148
BNS Section 148: Conspiracy to commit offences punishable by section 147
Ch VII · Of Offences Against the State
Gazette p.60
Punishment punished with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment of either description which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine
Copied verbatim from the section text below.
Arrest, bail & court
- Cognizable · Non-bailable · Court of Session
From the BNSS, 2023, First Schedule (machine-extracted; check the Schedule for anything consequential).
Verbatim · BNS148. Conspiracy to commit offences punishable by section 147.— Whoever within or without and beyond India conspires to commit any of the offences punishable by section 147, or conspires to overawe, by means of criminal force or the show of criminal force, the Central Government or any State Government, shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment of either description which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.Explanation. — To constitute a conspiracy under this section, it is not necessary that any act or illegal omission shall take place in pursuance thereof.
Cite as: Section 148, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (Act No. 45 of 2023)