When two or more persons, by fighting in a public place, disturb the public peace, they are said to “commit an affray”.
CHAPTER VIII OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE PUBLIC TRANQUILLITY
Section 159: Affray
The Indian Penal Code, 1860 (repealed)
Repealed by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (45 of 2023) with effect from 1 July 2024.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 correspondence table of the National Crime Records Bureau (Ministry of Home Affairs). Read both texts before relying on it. NCRB table
| 159. Affray. | BNS 194 (1) |