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BNS Section 150

Concealing with intent to facilitate design to wage war

Whoever by any act, or by any illegal omission, conceals the existence of a design to wage war against the Government of India, intending by such concealment to facilitate, or knowing it to be likely that such concealment will facilitate, the waging of such war, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.


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BNS-150: Concealing with Intent to Facilitate Design to Wage War

Key Points
 

  1. Act or Illegal Omission:
     

    • Act: Any action that directly or indirectly hides the existence of a plan to wage war.
       

    • Illegal Omission: A failure to act when there is a legal duty to report or reveal the information about the plan to wage war.
       

  2. Design to Wage War:
     

    • Refers to any organized plot or conspiracy aimed at using violence or armed conflict against the Government of India.
       

  3. Concealment:
     

    • The offense is committed when someone deliberately hides the existence of the war design. This concealment could either be with the intention to facilitate the war or knowing that it could likely help facilitate such acts.
       

  4. Punishment:
     

    • The punishment for this offense can extend up to 10 years of imprisonment. The person convicted is also liable to pay a fine.
       

  5. Intent or Knowledge:
     

    • The law applies not only if a person intends to aid the waging of war but also if they are aware that their concealment could likely facilitate it.


Offence : Concealing with intent to facilitate a design to wage war.


Punishment : Imprisonment for 10 years and fine.


Cognizable or Non-cognizable : Cognizable.


Bailable or Non-bailable : Non-bailable.


By what Court triable : Court of Session.




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