Sentencing Guide

BNS Section 191 Punishment Jail Term, Fines & Sentencing Guidelines

BNS Section 191: (1) Rioting-Offence defined (Legacy IPC Section 146)

Statutory Classification Details

Rioting

  • Bailable Status: Bailable (Bail is a legal right — granted at police station)
  • Cognizable Status: Cognizable (Police can arrest without warrant)
  • Triable Court: Any Magistrate
  • Official Punishment: Imprisonment for 2 years,or fine, or both

Rioting, armed with a

  • Bailable Status: Bailable (Bail is a legal right — granted at police station)
  • Cognizable Status: Cognizable (Police can arrest without warrant)
  • Triable Court: Magistrate of the first class
  • Official Punishment: Imprisonment for 5 years,deadly weapon. or fine, or both.class