Concealing with intent to facilitate design to wage war
Full Text
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.
Plain English Summary
Criminalizes concealing a design to wage war against the Government of India, either by an act or an illegal omission, with the intent to facilitate such war, prescribing up to ten years imprisonment and fine.
Key Legal Elements
- Concealing the existence of a design to wage war against the Government of India.
- Concealment must be done by an act or an illegal omission.
- The accused must intend to facilitate, or know it to be likely that such concealment will facilitate, the waging of such war.
Punishment
Imprisonment up to 10 years, and liability to fine
Practical Note
This section is identical to Section 123 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). It punishes the failure of citizens to report conspiracies to wage war against the state, making passive concealment or illegal omission (not reporting when duty-bound) a serious national security offence.
हिंदी पाठ
150. युद्ध छेड़ने की परिकल्पना को सुकर बनाने के आशय से उसे छिपाना.—जो कोई किसी कार्य द्वारा या किसी अवैध लोप द्वारा भारत सरकार के विरुद्ध युद्ध छेड़ने की परिकल्पना के अस्तित्व को इस आशय से छिपाएगा कि तद्द्वारा ऐसे युद्ध का छेड़ा जाना सुकर बनाया जाए या यह जानते हुए छिपाएगा कि तद्द्वारा ऐसे युद्ध का छेड़ा जाना सुकर बनना संभाव्य है, वह दोनों में से किसी भांति के कारावास से, जिसकी अवधि दस वर्ष तक की हो सकेगी, दंडित किया जाएगा और जुर्माने से भी दायी होगा।