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.
CHAPTER VII OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE STATE
Section 151: Assaulting President, Governor, etc., with intent to compel or restrain exercise of any lawful power
The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
Corresponding IPC provision
As given in the correspondence table of the National Crime Records Bureau (Ministry of Home Affairs). Read both texts before relying on it. NCRB table
Questions on this section
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1. Under Section 151 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, assaulting the President of India or the Governor of a State with the intention of compelling him to exercise or refrain from exercising a lawful power is punishable with imprisonment which may extend to