Indian Penal Code, 1860
IPC Section 147 in BNS
§ 147 IPC→§ 191(2) BNS
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 143 | Punishment for being member of unlawful assembly | 189(2) |
| 144 | Joining unlawful assembly armed with deadly weapon | 189(4) |
| 146 | Rioting | 191(1) |
| 148 | Rioting armed with deadly weapon | 191(3) |
| 149 | Every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object | 190 |
| 150 | Hiring persons to join unlawful assembly | 192 |
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