Concealing with intent to facilitate design to wage war
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Summary
Hiding the existence of a plan to wage war against the Government of India is an offence if done to help the plan, or if the person knows hiding it is likely to help. The offence attracts imprisonment for up to ten years and a fine. It is cognizable, non-bailable and triable by a Sessions Court.
Example
Aditya finds messages showing a group plans to attack government facilities. Instead of reporting it, he hides the messages and warns the group so they can act. For concealing that design with intent to facilitate, he can be punished with up to ten years imprisonment and a fine; the offence is cognizable, non-bailable and tried by a Sessions Court.
Bare Act
Enacted textWhoever 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.
BNSS Classification
- Imprisonment for 10 years and fine.
- Cognizable
- Non-bailable
- Triable by Court of Session.
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