IPC Section 123 — Concealing with intent to facilitate design to wage war

Summary

Whoever hides the existence of a plan to wage war against the Government of India, either by doing something or by illegally failing to act, with the intention or knowledge that this hiding will help carry out that war, can be imprisoned for up to ten years and also fined.

Official Text

Whoever, by any act, or by any illegal omission, conceals the existence of a design to wage war against the Government of India, intending by such concealment to facilitate, or knowing it to be likely that such concealment will facilitate, the waging of such war, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.

Related Judgments

• ABU MUJAHID v. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA — Supreme Court of India (2012)
• S.C.R. 843 SHAUKAT HUSSAIN GURU v. STATE — Supreme Court of India (2008)
• ... Appellant/Accused vs State represented by — Madras High Court (2014)
• .. Petitioner vs 1. The State of Tamil Nadu — Madras High Court (2007)
• S.C.R. 827 827 MOHAMMAD IRFAN v. STATE OF KARNATAKA — Supreme Court of India (2022)
• ... Petitioners/Accused vs The Deputy Superintendent of Police, — Madras High Court (2007)
• ... Petitioners/Accused No.3&4 vs 1. State, — Madras High Court ()
• 2007/Accused -2 vs 1.State represented by — Madras High Court (2007)

Old <-> New Code Mapping

• BNS §150 — Concealing with intent to facilitate design to wage war