Whoever, with the intention of inducing or compelling the 1 [President] of India, or 94 [Governor 3 *** ]of any 4 [State], 5 *** 6 *** 7*** to exercise or refrain from exercising in any manner any any of the lawful powers of such 100[President or 2 [Governor 3 ***]],
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 8[President or 2 [Governor 3 ***]],
shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.
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1. Subs. by the ibid., for "Governor General".
2. Subs. by Act 3 of 1951, s. 3 and the Sch., for "Governor".
3. The words "or Rajpramukh" omitted by the A. O. 1956.
4. Subs. by the A. O. 1950, for "Province" which had been subs. by the A. O. 1937, for "Presidency".
5. The words "or a Lieutenant-Governor" omitted by the A. O. 1937.
6. The words "or a Member of the Council of the Governor General of India" omitted by the A.O. 1948.
7. The words "or of the Council of any Presidency" omitted by the A. O. 1937.
8. The words
"Governor General, Governor, Lieutenant-Governor or Member of Council" have
successively been amended by the A.O. 1937, the A. O. 1948 and the A. O.
1950 to read as above.
Section 121A Conspiracy to commit offences punishable by section 121
Section 122 Collecting arms, etc., with intention of waging war against the Government of India
Section 123 Concealing with intent to facilitate design to wage war
Section 125 Waging war against any Asiatic power in alliance with the Government of India
Section 126 Committing depredation on territories of power at peace with the Government of India
Section 127 Receiving property taken by war or depredation mentioned in sections 125 and 126
Section 128 Public servant voluntarily allowing prisoner of State or war to escape
Section 129 Public servant negligently suffering such prisoner to escape
Section 130 Aiding escape of, rescuing or harbouring such prisoner
Section 131 Abetting mutiny, or attempting to seduce a soldier, sailor or airman from his duty
Section 132 Abetment of mutiny, if mutiny is committed in consequence thereof
Section 134 Abetment of such assault, if the assault is committed
Section 135 Abetment of desertion of soldier, sailor or airman
Section 136 Harbouring deserter
Section 137 Deserter concealed on board merchant vessel through negligence of master
Section 138 Abetment of act of insubordination by soldier, sailor or airman
Section 139 Persons subject to certain Acts
Section 140 Wearing garb or carrying token used by soldier, sailor or airman