BNS153
BNS Section 153: Waging war against Government of any foreign State at peace with Government of India
Ch VII · Of Offences Against the State
Gazette p.60
Punishment punished with imprisonment for life, to which fine may be added, or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, to which fine may be added, or with 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 · BNS153. Waging war against Government of any foreign State at peace with Government of India.—Whoever wages war against the Government of any foreign State at peace with the Government of India or attempts to wage such war, or abets the waging of such war, shall be punished with imprisonment for life, to which fine may be added, or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, to which fine may be added, or with fine.
Cite as: Section 153, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (Act No. 45 of 2023)