IPC §156 → BNS §193
Liablility of agent of owner or occupier for whose benefit riot is committed
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156. Liability of agent of owner or occupier for whose benefit riot is committed.—Whenever a riot is committed for the benefit or on behalf of any person who is the owner or occupier of any land respecting which such riot takes place, or who claims any interest in such land, or in the subject of any dispute which gave rise to the riot, or who has accepted or derived any benefit therefrom, the agent or manager of such person shall be punishable with fine, if such agent or manager, having reason to believe that such riot was likely to be committed, or that the unlawful assembly by which such riot was committed was likely to be held, shall not use all lawful means in his power to prevent such riot or assembly from taking place and for suppressing and dispersing the same.
(1) Whenever any unlawful assembly or riot takes place, the owner or occupier of the land upon which such unlawful assembly is held, or such riot is committed, and any person having or claiming an interest in such land, shall be punishable with fine not exceeding one thousand rupees, if he or his agent or manager, knowing that such offence is being or has been committed, or having reason to believe it is likely to be committed, do not give the earliest notice thereof in his or their power to the officer in charge at the nearest police station, and do not, in the case of his or their having reason to believe that it was about to be committed, use all lawful means in his or their power to prevent it and, in the event of its taking place, do not use all lawful means in his or their power to disperse or suppress the riot or unlawful assembly.
(2) Whenever a riot is committed for the benefit or on behalf of any person who is the owner or occupier of any land respecting which such riot takes place or who claims any interest in such land, or in the subject of any dispute which gave rise to the riot, or who has accepted or derived any benefit therefrom, such person shall be punishable with fine, if he or his agent or manager, having reason to believe that such riot was likely to be committed or that the unlawful assembly by which such riot was committed was likely to be held, shall not respectively use all lawful means in his or their power to prevent such assembly or riot from taking place, and for suppressing and dispersing the same.
(3) Whenever a riot is committed for the benefit or on behalf of any person who is the owner or occupier of any land respecting which such riot takes place, or who claims any interest in such land, or in the subject of any dispute which gave rise to the riot, or who has accepted or derived any benefit therefrom, the agent or manager of such person shall be punishable with fine, if such agent or manager, having reason to believe that such riot was likely to be committed, or that the unlawful assembly by which such riot was committed was likely to be held, shall not use all lawful means in his power to prevent such riot or assembly from taking place and for suppressing and dispersing the same.
What changedAI-inferred
IPC 156 (liability of agent or manager of owner/occupier for whose benefit a riot is committed — prevention duty; punishable with fine) is preserved character-identically as BNS 193(3).
Old position
IPC 156 is concerned with Liablility of agent of owner or occupier for whose benefit riot is committed. Liability of agent of owner or occupier for whose benefit riot is committed
New position
BNS 193 preserves the framework with drafting modernisations as required by the new code. Topic: Liability of owner, occupier, etc., of land on which an unlawful assembly or riot takes place. Whenever any unlawful assembly or riot takes place, the owner or occupier of the land upon which such unlawful assembly is held, or such riot is committed, and any person having or claiming an interest in such land, shall be punishable
IPC 156 (liability of agent or manager of owner/occupier for whose benefit a riot is committed — prevention duty; punishable with fine) is preserved character-identically as BNS 193(3).
Editorial deltaAI-indicated (source-linked)
IPC 156 (liability of agent or manager of owner/occupier for whose benefit a riot is committed — prevention duty; punishable with fine) is preserved character-identically as BNS 193(3).
Transitional note (repeal & savings)
For matters initiated before 1 July 2024, IPC 156 continues to apply. For matters from that date forward, BNS 193 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 193 (Liability of owner, occupier, etc., of land on which an unlawful assembly or riot takes place). The relationship is classified as substantively_same — see the change-note above for the textual delta.
Sources
- India Code — Indian Penal Code, 1860
- Gazette of India — Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
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Newlaws.in, IPC §156 → BNS §193 Mapping Page, last updated 2026-05-01, accessed 2026-06-12, https://newlaws.in/ipc/156.
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