'Waging war against the Government of India' under Section 121 IPC is punishable with:
Aa maximum of seven years' rigorous imprisonment under the Code
Bdeath or imprisonment for life, AND shall also be liable to fine in the discretion of court
Cfine of any amount, in lieu of any term of imprisonment as the court may direct
Dtransportation for life to the Andaman Islands as a colonial-era penal provision
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. death or imprisonment for life, AND shall also be liable to fine in the discretion of court
1. Section 121 IPC reads: 'Whoever wages war against the Government of India, or attempts to wage such war, or abets the waging of such war, shall be punished with death, or imprisonment for life, and shall also be liable to fine.'
2. Notably attempt and abetment carry the same maximum punishment.
3. Section 121A criminalises conspiracy to wage war.
4. The expression 'Government of India' here means the sovereign authority of the Republic of India.
5. Hence option B is correct.
_Source: Indian Penal Code 1860 / Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 / Indian Evidence Act 1872 (Bare Acts, indiacode.nic.in) — IPC, Section 121_
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