## IPC 124

### IPC 124 — Assaulting President, Governor, etc., with intent to compel or restrain the exercise of any lawful power
- https://unisonlegal.in/statutes/ipc/124

> 124. 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 2[President] of India, or
3[Governor 4***] of any 5[State], 6*** 7*** 8*** to exercise or refrain from exercising in any manner any
of the lawful powers of such 9[President or 3[Governor 6***]],
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 11[President or 3[Governor 6***]],
shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven
years, and shall also be liable to fine.