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 1 [President] of India, or 94 [Governor 3 *** ]of any 4 [State], 5 *** 6 *** 7*** to exercise or refrain from exercising in any manner any any of the lawful powers of such 100[President or 2 [Governor 3 ***]], 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 8[President or 2 [Governor 3 ***]], shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.

² Subs. by A.O. 1950, for “Governor General”.

³ Subs. by Act 3 of 1951, s. 3 and the Sch., for “Governor”.

⁴ The word s “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 amend ed by the A.O. 1937, the A.O. 1948 and the A.O. 1950 to read as abo ve.

¹¹ The words “Her Majesty or” omitted by the A.O. 1950. The words “ or the Crown Representative” ins. after t he word “Majesty” by the A.O. 1937 were omitted by the A.O. 1948.