What are the offences against the state and punishment for the crime? Classification of offences under Section 121, 121a, 122, 123, 124, 124a, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129 and 130 of Indian Penal Code 1860

Offences against the state and offence classification related these offences are defined under Section 121, 121a, 122, 123, 124, 124a, 125,126, 127, 128, 129 and 130 of Indian Penal Code 1860. Classification of offences against the state are:

 CHAPTER VI - OFFENCES AGAINST THE STATE

Section

Offence

Punishment

Cognizable or non-cognizable

Bailable or non-bailable

By what court triable

 

121 IPC

 

Waging or attempting to wage war or abetting the waging of war, against the Government of India.

 

Death, or imprisonment for life and fine.

 

Cognizable

 

Non-bailable

 

Court of Session

 

121A IPC

 

Conspiring to commit certain offences against the State.

 

Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years and fine.

 

Cognizable

 

Non-bailable

 

Court of Session

 

122 IPC

 

Collecting arms, etc., with the intention of waging war against the Government of India.

 

Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years and fine.

 

Cognizable

 

Non-bailable

 

Court of Session

 

123 IPC

 

Concealing with intent to facilitate a design to wage war.

 

Imprisonment for 10 years and fine.

 

Cognizable

 

Non-bailable

 

Court of Session

 

124 IPC

 

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

 

Imprisonment for 7 years and fine.

 

Cognizable

 

Non-bailable

 

Court of Session

 

124A IPC

 

Sedition

 

Imprisonment for life and fine, or imprisonment for 3 years and fine, or fine.

 

Cognizable

 

Non-bailable

 

Court of Session

 

125 IPC

 

Waging war against any Asiatic power in alliance or at peace with the Government of India, or abetting the waging of such war.

 

Imprisonment for life and fine, or imprisonment for 7 years and fine, or fine.

 

Cognizable

 

Non-bailable

 

Court of Session

 

126 IPC

 

Committing depredation on the territories of any power in alliance or at peace with the Government of India.

 

Imprisonment for 7 years and fine, and forfeiture of certain property

 

Cognizable

 

Non-bailable

 

Court of Session

 

127 IPC

 

Receiving property taken by war or depredation mentioned in sections 125 and 126.

 

Imprisonment for 7 years and fine, and forfeiture of certain property

 

Cognizable

 

Non-bailable

 

Court of Session

 

128 IPC

 

Public servant voluntarily allowing prisoner of State or war in his custody to escape.

 

Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years and fine.

 

Cognizable

 

Non-bailable

 

Court of Session

 

129 IPC

 

Public servant negligently suffering prisoner of State of war in his custody to escape.

 

Simple imprisonment for 3 years and fine.

 

Cognizable

 

Bailable

 

Magistrate of the first class

 

130 IPC

 

Aiding escape of rescuing or harbouring, such prisoner, or offering any resistance to the recapture of such prisoner.

 

Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years and fine.

 

Cognizable

 

Non-bailable 

 

Court of Session