BNS §151
Assaulting President, Governor, etc., with intent to compel or restrain exercise of any lawful power
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124. Assaulting President, Governor, etc., with intent to compel or restrain the exercise of any lawful power.—Whoever, with the intention of inducing or compelling the 4[President] of India, or 5[Governor 6***] of any 7[State], 8*** 9*** 10*** to exercise or refrain from exercising in any manner any any of the lawful powers of such 11[President or 5[Governor 6***]], 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 11[President or 5[Governor 6***]], shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.
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.
What changedAI-inferred
IPC 124 and BNS 151 carry the assault/wrongful-restraint/overawe-of-President-or-Governor offence character-identically. Imprisonment up to 7 years; fine.
Old position
IPC 124 is concerned with Assaulting President. Governor, etc., with intent to compel or restrain the exercise of any lawful power. Assaulting President, Governor, etc
New position
BNS 151 preserves the framework with drafting modernisations as required by the new code. Topic: Assaulting President, Governor, etc., with intent to compel or restrain exercise of any lawful power. 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
IPC 124 and BNS 151 carry the assault/wrongful-restraint/overawe-of-President-or-Governor offence character-identically. Imprisonment up to 7 years; fine.
Editorial deltaAI-indicated (source-linked)
IPC 124 and BNS 151 carry the assault/wrongful-restraint/overawe-of-President-or-Governor offence character-identically. Imprisonment up to 7 years; fine.
Transitional note (repeal & savings)
For matters initiated before 1 July 2024, IPC 124 continues to apply. For matters from that date forward, BNS 151 applies. The transition is governed by the repeal-and-savings clause in the new code (BNS 358 / BNSS 531 / BSA 170 as the case may be); pending proceedings under the old code carry forward unaffected.
Frequently asked
BNS 151 (Assaulting President, Governor, etc., with intent to compel or restrain exercise of any lawful power). The relationship is classified as substantively_same — see the change-note above for the textual delta.
Sources
- India Code — Indian Penal Code, 1860
- Gazette of India — Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
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Newlaws.in, IPC §124 → BNS §151 Mapping Page, last updated 2026-05-01, accessed 2026-06-14, https://newlaws.in/bns/151.
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