Section 124. Assaulting President, Governor, etc., with intent to compel or restrain the exercise of any lawful p

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.