The punishment for Concealing with intent to facilitate design to wage war is as follows:
Concealing with intent to facilitate design to wage war. Whoever, by any act, or by any illegal omission, conceals the existence of a design to wage war against the [Government of India], intending by such concealment to facilitate, or knowing it to be likely that such concealment will facilitate, the waging of such war, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.
ADVERTISEMENTS:
Section 123 of IPC:
Section 123 lays down that whoever, by any act or by any illegal omission, conceals the existence of a design to wage war against the Government of India, intending by such concealment to facilitate or knowing it to be likely that such concealment will facilitate the waging of such war, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Ingredients:
Following are the ingredients of the section —
ADVERTISEMENTS:
(a) Concealment of a design to wage war against Government of India; and
(b) The accused must have intention or knowledge to facilitate the waging of war.