Sivakumar had warned that any attempts to thwart the emergency sitting later today would have severe legal ramifications under Section 124 of the Penal Code, which reads:"Whoever, with the intention of inducing or compelling or attempting to induce or compel a member of Parliament or of any legislative assembly or of any state executive council to exercise or refrain from exercising in any manner the lawful powers of such member, 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 member shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to a fine."
1 comment:
I think the 'Speaker' can go ahead and report. The operative words, of course are:
--the lawful powers of such member
--wrongfully restrains
--attempts wrongfully to restrain
The AG knows better.
Regards.
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