Concealing with intent to facilitate design to wage war
Section 123 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 deals with 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 imprisonmen The Act came into force on 01 Jan 1862. Repealed by section 358 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (45 of 2023) with effect from 1 July 2024, but conduct before that date is still charged, tried and appealed under it.
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.
Section 123, The Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Act 45 of 1860).
Now in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
BNS 150 Concealing with intent to facilitate design to wage war Text carried over almost unchanged 100%
Measured by comparing the text of the two provisions, not taken from an official correspondence table — there is no machine-readable one. See both texts side by side before relying on it.
Both regimes are live. The repealed enactment still governs what happened while it was in force. We never redirect one to the other.
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Judgments citing this section
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… Cr.P.C.") assails the order dated 07.01.2023 passed by the Additional Sessions Judge-03, Special Judge (NIA), Patiala House Courts, New Delhi, in the case arising out of RC-29/2021/NIA/DLI, registered by the NIA under Sections 120B, 121A, 122, 123 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereinafter referred to as "IPC") and under Sections 18, 18A, 18B, 20, 38 & 39 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, (hereinafter referred to as "the UAPA Act"), whereby the bail application instituted on behalf of the appellant was dismissed. 2. Briefly, the facts …
Questions about Section 123
What does Section 123 of the Indian Penal Code deal with?
Section 123 of the Indian Penal Code is headed "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 imprisonmen
How do I find court cases under Section 123 of the Indian Penal Code?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: IPC 123, section 123 IPC, section 123 of the Indian Penal Code. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 123 of the Indian Penal Code, and has it changed?
3 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it. For anything done on or after 1 July 2024 the provision to read is BNS 150 (Concealing with intent to facilitate design to wage war), which replaced it; conduct before that date is still charged, tried and appealed under this section.
When did Section 123 of the Indian Penal Code come into force?
Section 123 of the Indian Penal Code, cited as IPC 123, came into force on 01 Jan 1862, having been enacted on 06 Oct 1860. It is no longer in force.
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