Indian Penal Code, 1860
IPC Section 146 in BNS
§ 146 IPC→§ 191(1) BNS
Rioting. Section 146 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Rioting) corresponds to Section 191(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
Verify before you rely on this. Renumbering under the 2023 codes is not a clean one-to-one exercise — provisions were merged, split and reworded. Always check the printed bare act.
Sections either side of it
How the neighbouring provisions of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 were renumbered:
| IPC | Provision | BNS |
|---|---|---|
| 141 | Unlawful assembly | 189(1) |
| 143 | Punishment for being member of unlawful assembly | 189(2) |
| 144 | Joining unlawful assembly armed with deadly weapon | 189(4) |
| 147 | Punishment for rioting | 191(2) |
| 148 | Rioting armed with deadly weapon | 191(3) |
| 149 | Every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object | 190 |
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