Whoever is guilty of rioting, being armed with a deadly weapon or with anything which, used as a weapon of offence, is likely to cause death, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.
CHAPTER VIII OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE PUBLIC TRANQUILLITY
Section 148: Rioting, armed with deadly weapon
The Indian Penal Code, 1860 (repealed)
Repealed by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (45 of 2023) with effect from 1 July 2024.
Now in the BNS
As given in the official comparison tables of the Bureau of Police Research and Development and the Allahabad High Court (the NCRB table has no row for it). Read both texts before relying on it.
| IPC 148 | BNS 191(3) |
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1. Under Section 191(3) BNS, whoever is guilty of rioting while armed with a deadly weapon, or with anything which, used as a weapon of offence, is likely to cause death, is punishable with imprisonment which may extend to