BNS Section 191: (1) Rioting-Offence defined
Equivalent Legacy Law: IPC Section 146
Procedural Classification Summary
Rioting
Bailable: Bailable (Bail is a legal right — granted at police station)
Cognizable: Cognizable (Police can arrest without warrant)
Triable by: Any Magistrate
Punishment: Imprisonment for 2 years,or fine, or both
Rioting, armed with a
Bailable: Bailable (Bail is a legal right — granted at police station)
Cognizable: Cognizable (Police can arrest without warrant)
Triable by: Magistrate of the first class
Punishment: Imprisonment for 5 years,deadly weapon. or fine, or both.class
Official Legal Provision / Summary
This IPC section defines the offence which is included in BNS as a sub-section. 191 (2) Rioting- Punishment for rioting. 147 IPC section is included as a sub-section in BNS, sans heading. 191 (3) Rioting- Being armed with deadly weapon.— 148 IPC section is included as a sub-section in BNS, sans heading. Upper limit of imprisonment is increased from three years to five years.