Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 · Section 190

BNS 190: earlier IPC 149

Section 190 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 replaces Section 149 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. BNS 190 deals with every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object. The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita came into force on 1 July 2024. Both texts are set out below, side by side, with the changed words marked.

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita

BNS 190 was IPC 149.

Every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object.

Carried over
Old wording kept in full
Old · IPC 1860 · Ch. VIII
s. 149
Every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object
If an offence is committed by any member of an unlawful assembly in prosecution of the common object of that assembly, or such as the members of that assembly knew to be likely to be committed in prosecution of that object, every person who, at the time of the committing of that offence, is a member of the same assembly, is guilty of that offence.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNS 2023 · Ch. XI
s. 190
Every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object.
If an offence is committed by any member of an unlawful assembly in prosecution of the common object of that assembly, or such as the members of that assembly knew to be likely to be committed in prosecution of that object, every person who, at the time of the committing of that offence, is a member of the same assembly, is guilty of that offence.
Text from India Code
Old classification · CrPC First Schedule, for IPC 149
CognizableAccording as offence is cognizable or non- cognizable
BailableAccording as offence is bailable or non-bailable
PunishmentThe same as for the offence.
Triable byThe Court by which the offence is triable.
For an offence under the BNS, check the First Schedule of the BNSS.

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