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Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023

Section 147: Waging, or attempting to wage war, or abetting waging of war, against Government of India

Chapter VII — Of Offences Against the State

147. Whoever wages war against the Government of India, or attempts to wage such war, or abets the waging of such war, shall be punished with death, or imprisonment for life and shall also be liable to fine.

Illustration.

A joins an insurrection against the Government of India. A has committed the offence defined in this section.

Source: official text of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (Ministry of Home Affairs).