Section 152: Act endangering sovereignty, unity and integrity of India

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

8 questions in 11 of our papers cite Section 152. Try these from the free papers:

1. 1. Consider the following statements regarding Section 152 BNS (act endangering sovereignty, unity and integrity of India): 1. The section covers exciting or attempting to excite secession, armed rebellion or subversive activities, including by electronic communication or by use of financial means. 2. Comments expressing disapprobation of the measures, or administrative or other action, of the Government with a view to obtain their alteration by lawful means, without exciting or attempting to excite the activities referred to in the section, do not constitute an offence under it. 3. The maximum punishment under the section is imprisonment for three years. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

   A.2 and 3 onlyB.1 and 2 onlyC.1, 2 and 3D.1 and 3 only
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2. 2. Which of the following correctly describes the position of the offence of sedition (Section 124A IPC) under the BNS?

   A.Section 124A IPC has been re-enacted without change as Section 150 BNSB.Section 152 BNS retains the IPC wording of exciting disaffection towards the Government established by lawC.Sedition is now punishable as an imputation prejudicial to national integration under Section 197 BNSD.The BNS contains no offence named sedition; Section 152 separately punishes acts endangering the sovereignty, unity and integrity of India
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3. 3. Compared to the Indian Penal Code, the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 notably:

   A.Retained sedition exactly as it existed under the IPCB.Abolished all offences against the StateC.Reduced the number of chapters to 5D.Removed sedition as a standalone offence in its original colonial form
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