IPC §147 → BNS §191
Punishment for rioting
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147. Punishment for rioting.—Whoever is guilty of rioting, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.
(1) Whenever force or violence is used by an unlawful assembly, or by any member thereof, in prosecution of the common object of such assembly, every member of such assembly is guilty of the offence of rioting.
(2) Whoever is guilty of rioting, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.
(3) Whoever is guilty of rioting, being armed with a deadly weapon or with anything which, used as a weapon of offence, is likely to cause death, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to five years, or with fine, or with both.
What changedAI-inferred
IPC 147 (punishment for rioting: imprisonment up to 2 years, fine, or both) is preserved character-identically as BNS 191(2).
Old position
IPC 147 is concerned with Punishment for rioting. Punishment for rioting
New position
BNS 191 preserves the framework with drafting modernisations as required by the new code. Topic: Rioting. Whenever force or violence is used by an unlawful assembly, or by any member thereof, in prosecution of the common object of such assembly, every member of such assembly is guilty of the offence of rioting
BNS 191 (Rioting) preserves the framework of IPC 147. BNS 191 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code. BNS 191 text: Whenever force or violence is used by an unlawful assembly, or by any...
Editorial deltaAI-indicated (source-linked)
BNS 191 (Rioting) preserves the framework of IPC 147. BNS 191 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code.
BNS 191 text: Whenever force or violence is used by an unlawful assembly, or by any member thereof, in prosecution of the common object of such assembly, every member of such assembly is guilty of the offence of rioting.(2) Whoever is guilty of rioting, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may...
Transitional note (repeal & savings)
For matters initiated before 1 July 2024, IPC 147 continues to apply. For matters from that date forward, BNS 191 applies. The transition is governed by the repeal-and-savings clause in the new code (BNS 358 / BNSS 531 / BSA 170 as the case may be); pending proceedings under the old code carry forward unaffected.
Frequently asked
BNS 191 (Rioting). The relationship is classified as substantively_same — see the change-note above for the textual delta.
Government source
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Indian Penal Code, 1860 · §147
View government sourcemha.gov.in(opens the Indian Penal Code, 1860 PDF on mha.gov.in in a new tab)Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India · PDF
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 · §191
View government sourcemha.gov.in(opens the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 PDF on mha.gov.in in a new tab)Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India · PDF
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Sources
- India Code — Indian Penal Code, 1860
- Gazette of India — Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
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