IPC 270: Section 270 of the Indian Penal Code
Malignant act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life
IPC 269: Section 269 of the Indian Penal Code
Negligent act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life
IPC 124A: Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code
Sedition
Whoever by words, either spoken or written, or by signs, or by visible representation, or otherwise, brings or attempts to bring into hatred or contempt, or excites or attempts to excite disaffection towards, the Government established by law in India, a shall be punished with imprisonment for life, to which fine may be added, or with imprisonment which may extend to three years, to which fine may be added, or with fine.
Explanations
- The expression “disaffection” includes disloyalty and all feelings of enmity.
- Comments expressing disapprobation of the measures of the Government with a view to obtain their alteration by lawful means, without exciting or attempting to excite hatred, contempt or disaffection, do not constitute an offence under this section.
- Comments expressing disapprobation of the administrative or other action of the Government without exciting or attempting to excite hatred, contempt or disaffection, do not constitute an offence under this section.
IPC 268: Section 268 of the Indian Penal Code
Public nuisance
A person is guilty of a public nuisance who does any act or is guilty of an illegal omission which causes any common injury, danger or annoyance to the public or to the people in general who dwell or occupy property in the vicinity, or which must necessarily cause injury, obstruction, danger or annoyance to persons who may have occasion to use any public right.
A common nuisance is not excused on the ground that it causes some convenience or advantage.
IPC 124: Section 124 of the Indian Penal Code
Assaulting President, Governor, etc., with intent to compel or restrain the exercise of any lawful power
Whoever, with the intention of inducing or compelling the 1President of India, or 1Governor 1 of any State, 1 1 1 to exercise or refrain from exercising in any manner any of the lawful powers of such 1President or 1Governor 1, assaults or wrongfully restrains, or attempts wrongfully to restrain, or overawes, by means of criminal force or the show of criminal force, or attempts so to overawe, such 1President or 1 Governor 1, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.
IPC 123: Section 123 of the Indian Penal Code
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.
IPC 267: Section 267 of the Indian Penal Code
Making or selling false weight or measure
Whoever makes, sells or disposes of any instrument for weighing, or any weight, or any measure of length or capacity which he knows to be false, in order that the same may be used as true, or knowing that the same is likely to be used as true, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both.
IPC 122: Section 122 of the Indian Penal Code
Collecting arms, etc., with intention of waging war against the Government of India
Whoever collects men, arms or ammunition or otherwise prepares to wage war with the intention of either waging or being prepared to wage war against the Government of India, shall be punished with imprisonment for life or imprisonment of either description for a term not exceeding ten years, 1and shall also be liable to fine.
IPC 121A: Section 121A of the Indian Penal Code
Conspiracy to commit offences punishable by section 121
Whoever within or without India conspires to commit any of the offences punishable by section 121, or conspires to overawe, by means of criminal force or the show of criminal force, the Central Government or any State Government , shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment of either description which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Explanations
- To constitute a conspiracy under this section, it is not necessary that any act or illegal omission shall take place in pursuance thereof.
IPC 121: Section 121 of the Indian Penal Code
Waging, or attempting to wage war, or abetting waging of war, against the Government of India
Whoever wages war against the Government of India, or attempts to wage such war, or abets the waging of such war, shall be punished with death, or imprisonment for life and shall also be liable to fine.
Illustrations
- A joins an insurrection against the Government of India. A has committed the offence defined in this section.