190. Ifan offence is committed by any member of an unlawful assembly in prosecution of the common object of that assembly, or such as the members of that assembly knew to be likely to be committed in prosecution of that object, every person who, at the time of the committing of that offence, is a member of the same assembly, is guilty of that offence.
IPC Section 144 in BNS: Section 190
Joining unlawful assembly armed with deadly weapon
Section 144 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Joining unlawful assembly armed with deadly weapon) corresponds to Section 190 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, in force from 1 July 2024. Under the BNSS First Schedule, BNS 190 is according as offence is cognizable or non-cognizable, according as offence is bailable or non-bailable, triable by The Court by which the offence is triable; punishment: The same as for the offence.
Bail, cognizability and punishment
| Section | Offence | Punishment | Cognizable | Bailable | Triable by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 190 | Every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object. | The same as for the offence. | According as offence is cognizable or non-cognizable | According as offence is bailable or non-bailable. | The Court by which the offence is triable |
Source: BNSS, 2023, First Schedule, Part I.
The BNS applies to offences committed on or after 1 July 2024. Offences committed earlier are charged and tried under the IPC.
Text of BNS Section 190
Full BNS Section 190 and every IPC section it replaced →
Other IPC sections now in BNS 190
- IPC 149: Every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object → BNS 190
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