- Corresponding IPC
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Section 124A IPC
- Punishment
- Imprisonment for life, or up to 7 years, and fine
- Note
- New provision replacing sedition in IPC 124A; omits the word sedition and targets secession, armed rebellion, subversive activities, separatist feelings and endangering sovereignty, unity and integrity, including by electronic means or financial means.
As per the First Schedule to the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
Whoever, purposely or knowingly, by words, either spoken or written, or by signs, or by visible representation, or by electronic communication or by use of financial mean, or otherwise, excites or attempts to excite, secession or armed rebellion or subversive activities, or encourages feelings of separatist activities or endangers sovereignty or unity and integrity of India; or indulges in or commits any such act shall be punished with imprisonment for life or with imprisonment which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Explanation.—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 this section do not constitute an offence under this section.
Text as enacted in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (Act No. 45 of 2023), in force from 1 July 2024. Source: India Code, Government of India.
Punishes purposely or knowingly exciting or attempting to excite secession, armed rebellion or subversive activities, encouraging separatist feelings, or endangering India's sovereignty, unity and integrity, by words, signs, visible representation, electronic communication, financial means or otherwise. Lawful criticism of government measures to obtain alteration by lawful means is not an offence.
