IPC Section 124 — Assaulting President, Governor, etc., with intent to compel or restrain the exercise of any lawful power

Summary

If a person attacks, wrongfully restrains, or tries to wrongfully restrain the President of India or a state Governor, or uses or shows criminal force to overawe them, with the aim of making them use or not use any of their lawful powers, that person can be imprisoned for up to seven years and also fined.

Official Text

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.

Related Judgments

• K. VEERASW AMI v. A UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS JULY 25, 1991 — Supreme Court of India (1991)
• ... Petitioner vs 1)The State of Tamilnadu, — Madras High Court ()
• ASHOK KUMAR v. U.0.1 — Supreme Court of India (1991)
• ... Petitioners/Accused vs The Deputy Superintendent of Police, — Madras High Court (2007)
• CRL RC/1796/2003 — Madras High Court (2003)
• CRL RC/1795/2003 — Madras High Court (2003)
• S.C.R. 613 UNION OF INDIA v. V. SRI HARAN — Supreme Court of India (2015)
• ... Revision Petitioners vs State rep. by the Station House Officer, — Madras High Court (2016)

Old <-> New Code Mapping

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