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XLV OF 1860 ) </h4> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="bt-act-section-search "> <div class="row"> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-bottom12 col-md-12 col-lg-12"> <p class="pull-left no-print"> <a href="#" onclick="window.history.back();return false;"><i class="fa fa-arrow-left" title="Back" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></p> <p class="pull-right print-center publish-date"> [ 6th October, 1860 ] </p> </div> </div> </section> <section class="padding-bottom-20 "> <div class="row margin-top-20 preamble-content"> </section> <section class="padding-bottom-20 bg-striped "> <div class="row lineremoves "> <div class="act-chapter-group"> <p class="act-chapter-no"> Chapter VI </p> <p class="act-chapter-name" style="font-weight: bold"> OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE STATE </p> </div> <div class="col-sm-3 txt-head" style="width: 18%;float: left;"> Assaulting President, The Government, etc., with intent to compel or restrain the exercise of any lawful power </div> <div class="col-sm-9 txt-details" id="sec-dec" style="text-align: justify;width: 82%; float:right"> 124. Whoever, with the intention of inducing or compelling the President of Bangladesh, or <span class='footnote' title='The words the Government  were substituted, for the words the Governor of any Province  by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision and Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)'><span class='word-formet'><sup class='en'><a href='1' >2</a></sup></span></span>[the Government], to exercise or refrain from exercising in any manner any of the lawful powers of the President, or <span class='footnote' title='The words the Government  were substituted, for the word Governor  by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision and Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)'><span class='word-formet'><sup class='en'><a href='2' >3</a></sup></span></span>[the Government],<div class="clbr">&nbsp;</div><div class="na">&nbsp;</div>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, the President, <span class='footnote' title='The words or Governor  were omitted by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision and Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)'><span class='word-formet'><sup class='en'><a href='3' >4</a></sup></span></span>[* * *],<div class="clbr">&nbsp;</div><div class="na">&nbsp;</div>shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine. </div> </div> <hr/> <div> <img src="/resources/website/assets/img/line2.jpg"> </div> <div class="footnoteListAll"> <ul class="list-unstyled"> <li class='footnoteList'><h6 class='word-formet'> <sup class='en'>1</sup> </h6> Throughout this Act, except otherwise provided, the words Bangladesh , Government , the Government  and Taka  were substituted, for the words Pakistan , Central or any Provincial Government  or Central Government or any Provincial Government  or Central Government  or the Provincial Government  or Provincial Government  and rupees  respectively by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the <a title='Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973' href='/act-430.html'>Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973</a> (Act No. VIII of 1973).</li> <li class='footnoteList'><h6 class='word-formet'> <sup class='en'>2</sup> </h6>The words the Government  were substituted, for the words the Governor of any Province  by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the <a title='Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973' href='/act-430.html'>Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973</a> (Act No. VIII of 1973)</li><li class='footnoteList'><h6 class='word-formet'> <sup class='en'>3</sup> </h6>The words the Government  were substituted, for the word Governor  by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the <a title='Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973' href='/act-430.html'>Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973</a> (Act No. VIII of 1973)</li><li class='footnoteList'><h6 class='word-formet'> <sup class='en'>4</sup> </h6>The words or Governor  were omitted by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the <a title='Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973' href='/act-430.html'>Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973</a> (Act No. VIII of 1973)</li> </ul> </div> </section> <section class="copy-right text-center"> <div><img src="/resources/website/assets/img/line.jpg" width="100" height="18"></div> <div style="color:#CC9966; font-size: 14px;font-style: normal;">Copyright <span style="color: black">©</span> 2019, Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Division </div> <div style="color:#CC9966; font-size: 14px;font-style: normal;">Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs</div> </section> </div> </div> <!--/. 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