Indian Penal Code (IPC) S. 124. Assaulting President, Governor, etc., with intent to compel or restrain the exercise of any lawful power.
124. Assaulting President, Governor, etc., with intent to compel or restrain the exercise of any lawful power.—Whoever, with the intention of inducing or compelling the [i][President] of India, or the [ii][Governor [iii][* * *]] of any [iv][State], [v][* * *] [vi][* * *] [vii][* * *] to exercise or refrain from exercising in any manner any of the lawful powers of such [viii][President or [ix][Governor [x][* * *]]],
assaults or wrongfully restrains, or attempts wrongfully to restrain, or overawes, by means of criminal force or the show of criminal force, or attempts so to overawe, such [xi][President or [xii][Governor [xiii][* * *]]],
shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.
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Cognizable or not? |
Cognizable |
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Bailable or not? |
Non-bailable |
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Compoundable or not? |
Not compoundable |
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Triable by whom? |
Court of Session |
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[i] Substituted by the A.O. 1950 for “Governor General”.
[ii] Substituted by Act 3 of 1951, S. 3 and Sch., for “Governor”.
[iii] The words “or Rajpramukh” omitted by the A.O. (No. 2) 1956.
[iv] Substituted by the A.O. 1950, for “Province”. Earlier the word “Province” was Substituted by the A.O. 1937, for the word “Presidency”.
[v] The words “or a Lieutenant-Governor” were rep. by the A.O. 1937.
[vi] The words “or a Member of the Council of the Governor General of India” were rep. by the A.O. 1948.
[vii] The words “or of the Council of any Presidency” were rep. by the A.O. 1937.
[viii] The original words “Governor General, Governor, Lieutenant-Governor or Member of Council” have successively been amended by the A.O. 1937, A.O. 1948 and A.O. 1950 to read as above.
[ix] Substituted by Act 3 of 1951 for “Governor”.
[x] The words “or Rajpramukh” omitted by the A.O. 1956.
[xi] The original words “Governor General, Governor, Lieutenant-Governor or Member of Council” have successively been amended by the A.O. 1937, A.O. 1948 and A.O. 1950 to read as above.
[xii] Substituted by Act 3 of 1951 for “Governor”.
[xiii] The words “or Rajpramukh” omitted by the A.O. 1956.
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