The Bare Act
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
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20 chapters · 358 sections
Chapter XI
Of Offences Against The Public Tranquillity
9 sections
- Section 189Unlawful assembly
- Section 190Every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object
- Section 191Rioting
- Section 192Wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause riot- if rioting be committed; if not committed
- Section 193Liability of owner, occupier etc., of land on which an unlawful assembly or riot takes place
- Section 194Affray
- Section 195Assaulting or obstructing public servant when suppressing riot, etc
- Section 196Promoting enmity between different groups on ground of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc., and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony
- Section 197Imputations, assertions prejudicial to national integration
Chapter XI
Of Offences Against The Public Tranquillity
9 sections
- Section 189Unlawful assembly
- Section 190Every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object
- Section 191Rioting
- Section 192Wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause riot- if rioting be committed; if not committed
- Section 193Liability of owner, occupier etc., of land on which an unlawful assembly or riot takes place
- Section 194Affray
- Section 195Assaulting or obstructing public servant when suppressing riot, etc
- Section 196Promoting enmity between different groups on ground of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc., and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony
- Section 197Imputations, assertions prejudicial to national integration
About the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) is India’s primary criminal code. It came into force on 1 July 2024, replacing the colonial-era Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC), which had governed criminal offences in India for over 160 years. The BNS is one of three criminal-law statutes overhauled in 2023 — alongside the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (which replaced the CrPC) and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (which replaced the Indian Evidence Act).
The act runs to roughly 358 sections, organised into 20 chapters. While the substantive structure largely mirrors the IPC, the BNS reorganises offences, introduces community service as a form of punishment, codifies new offences (such as terrorism and organised crime) and removes archaic categories that had fallen out of use. Where a BNS section has a direct IPC ancestor, the corresponding IPC section is noted on the section page.
This page indexes the full text of every BNS section, sourced and kept current with official notifications. Use the search above to find a section by keyword (e.g. “rape”, “abetment”) or by section number. Use the IPC converter if you’re translating an older IPC reference into its BNS equivalent.