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125. Waging war against any Asiatic power in alliance with the Government of India.
125. Waging war against any Asiatic Power in alliance with the Government of India . — Whoever wages war against the Government of any Asiatic Power in alliance or at peace with the 1[Government of India] or attempts to wage such war, or abets the waging of such war, shall be punished with[14] [imprisonment for life], to which fine may be added, or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, to which fine may be added, or with fine.
1. Subs. by the A. O 1950, for "Queen".
2. Subs. by the ibid ., for "Governor General".
3. Subs. by Act 3 of 1951, s. 3 and the Sch., for "Governor".
4. The words "or Rajpramukh" omitted by the A. O. 1956.
5. Subs. by the A. O. 1950, for "Province" which had been subs. by the A. O. 1937, for "Presidency".
6. The words "or a Lieutenant-Governor" omitted by the A. O. 1937.
7. The words "or a Member of the Council of the Governor General of India" omitted by the A.O. 1948.
8. The words "or of the Council of any Presidency" omitted by the A. O. 1937.
9. The words "Governor General, Governor, Lieutenant-Governor or Member of Council" have successively been amended by the A.O. 1937, the A. O. 1948 and the A. O. 1950 to read as above. 10. Ins. by Act 27 of 1870, s. 5 and subs. by Act 4 of 1898, s. 4, for s. 124A.
11. The words "Her Majesty or" omitted by the A.O. 1950. The words "or the Crown Representative" ins. after the word "Majesty" by the A. O. 1937 were omitted by the A. O. 1948.
12. The words "British India" have successively been subs. by the A. O. 1948, the A. O. 1950 and Act 3 of 1951, s. 3 and the Sch., to read as above.
13. The words "or British Burma" ins. by the A. O. 1937 and omitted by the A. O 1948.
14. Subs. by Act 26 of 1955, s. 117 and the Sch., for "transportation for life or any shorter term" (w.e.f. 1-1-1956).
— 126. Committing depredation on territories of Power at peace with the Government of India. Whoever commits depredation, or makes preparations to commit depredation, on the territories of any Power in alliance or at peace with the[1] [Government of India], shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine and to forfeiture of any property used or intended to be used in committing such depredation, or acquired by such depredation.
Source: India Code