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Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023

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SectionOffencePunishmentBail statusArrest classificationTrial court
Section 147

Waging or attempting to wage war, or abetting the waging of war, against the Government of India.
Death, or imprisonment for life and fine.
Non-bailable
Cognizable
Court of Session.
Section 148

Conspiring to commit certain offences against the State.
Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years and fine.
Non-bailable
Cognizable
Court of Session.
Section 149

Collecting arms, etc., with the intention of waging war against the Government of India.
Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years and fine.
Non-bailable
Cognizable
Court of Session.
Section 150

Concealing with intent to facilitate a design to wage war.
Imprisonment for 10 years and fine.
Non-bailable
Cognizable
Court of Session.
Section 151

Assaulting President, Governor, etc., with intent to compel or restrain the exercise of any lawful power.
Imprisonment for 7 years and fine.
Non-bailable
Cognizable
Court of Session.
Section 152

Act endangering sovereignty, unity and integrity of India.
Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 7 years and fine.
Non-bailable
Cognizable
Court of Session.
Section 153

Waging war against Government of any foreign State at peace with the Government of India.
Imprisonment for life and fine, or imprisonment for 7 years and fine, or fine.
Non-bailable
Cognizable
Court of Session.
Section 154

Committing depredation on the territories of any foreign state at peace with the Government of India.
Imprisonment for 7 years and fine, and forfeiture of certain property.
Non-bailable
Cognizable
Court of Session.
Section 155

Receiving property taken by war or depredation mentioned in sections 153 and 154.
Imprisonment for 7 years and fine, and forfeiture of certain property.
Non-bailable
Cognizable
Court of Session.
Section 156

Public servant voluntarily allowing prisoner of state or war in his custody to escape.
Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years and fine.
Non-bailable
Cognizable
Court of Session.
Section 157

Public servant negligently suffering prisoner of State or war in his custody to escape.
Simple imprisonment for 3 years and fine.
Bailable
Cognizable
Magistrate of the first class.
Section 158

Aiding escape of, rescuing or harbouring such prisoner.
Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years and fine.
Non-bailable
Cognizable
Court of Session.
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Original central BNSS First Schedule. Classification summaries, not the full statutory text. Later amendments and state variations are not consolidated here.

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465 BNS classification entries across 288 sections, plus three general classification bands for offences under other laws.

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