BNS 151 — Assaulting President, Governor, etc., with intent to compel or restrain exercise of any lawful power.

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023

Statutory text

151. Whoever,  with  the  intention  of  inducing  or  compelling  the
President of India, or  Governor of any State, to exercise or refrain from
exercising  in  any  manner  any  of  the  lawful  powers  of  such  President  or
Governor,  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  President  or  Governor,  shall  be
punished  with  imprisonment  of  either  description  for  a  term  which  may
extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Act endangering sovereignty, unity and integrity of India.

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