191. (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.
IPC Section 147 in BNS: Section 191(2)
Punishment for rioting
Section 147 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Punishment for rioting) corresponds to Section 191(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, in force from 1 July 2024.
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