BNS Section 149 — Collecting arms, etc., with intention of waging war against Government of India
Section 149 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 addresses “Collecting arms, etc., with intention of waging war against Government of India”. Read the provision below with its qualifications, exceptions and chapter context; the official source is linked alongside it.
149. Collecting arms, etc., with intention of waging war against Government of India.— Whoever collects men, arms or ammunition or otherwise prepares to wage war with the intention of either waging or being prepared to wage war against the Government of India, shall be punished with imprisonment for life or imprisonment of either description for a term not exceeding ten years, and shall also be liable to fine. ¶
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