Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS), which of the following statement/statements is/are…
Statement (A) is correct: section 152 of the BNS (which took the place of sedition under s.124A IPC) punishes acts endangering the sovereignty, unity and integrity of India.…
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Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS), which of the following statement/statements is/are correct?
(A) The offence of endangering the sovereignty, unity and integrity of India is provided in section 152 of the BNS.
(B) Under the Explanation to section 152 of the BNS, comments expressing disapprobation of the measures of the Government with a view to obtain their alteration by lawful means, without exciting the activities referred to in that section, do not constitute an offence.
(C) State (N.C.T. of Delhi) v. Navjot Sandhu @ Afsan Guru is a case related to sedition.
(D) Mohd. Arif v. State of NCT of Delhi is also known as the Mumbai Terror Attack case.
(E) Waging or attempting to wage war, or abetting the waging of war, against the Government of India is an offence under section 147 of the BNS.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer C
Statement (A) is correct: section 152 of the BNS (which took the place of sedition under s.124A IPC) punishes acts endangering the sovereignty, unity and integrity of India. Statement (B) correctly states the Explanation to section 152. Statement (E) is correct: section 147 of the BNS punishes waging, attempting to wage or abetting the waging of war against the Government of India with death or imprisonment for life, and fine.
Statement (C) is wrong because Navjot Sandhu concerned the 2001 Parliament attack (waging war, conspiracy and terrorism offences), not sedition. Statement (D) is wrong because Mohd. Arif concerned the 2000 Red Fort attack; the Mumbai attack case is Mohd. Ajmal Amir Kasab v. State of Maharashtra. Hence the answer is (A), (B), (E) only.
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