Indian Penal Code, 1860
IPC Section 148 in BNS
§ 148 IPC→§ 191(3) BNS
Rioting armed with deadly weapon. Section 148 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Rioting armed with deadly weapon) corresponds to Section 191(3) 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 144 | Joining unlawful assembly armed with deadly weapon | 189(4) |
| 146 | Rioting | 191(1) |
| 147 | Punishment for rioting | 191(2) |
| 149 | Every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object | 190 |
| 150 | Hiring persons to join unlawful assembly | 192 |
| 153A | Promoting enmity between different groups | 196 |
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