Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
BNS Section 190
Every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object
In one line
BNS Section 190 deals with every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object and replaces IPC 149.
Punishment, bail and court
| Section | Offence | Punishment | Cognizable | Bailable | Triable by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 190 | Every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object. | The same as for the offence. | According as offence is cognizable or non-cognizable. | According as offence is bailable or non-is bailable. | The Court by which the offence triable. |
Source: First Schedule to the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. The punishment column is the Schedule’s summary; the section text below is what prescribes the punishment. Classification decides procedure (arrest, bail as of right, which court), not the result of any particular case.
Bare act text — BNS 190
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.
Frequently asked
What was BNS Section 190 in the IPC?
BNS Section 190 (Every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object) replaces Section 149 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. IPC 149 is now BNS 190.
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Nearby BNS sections
- BNS 185 — Erasure of mark denoting that stamp has been used
- BNS 186 — Prohibition of fictitious stamps
- BNS 187 — Person employed in mint causing coin to be of different weight or composition from that fixed by law
- BNS 188 — Unlawfully taking coining instrument from mint
- BNS 189 — Unlawful assembly
- BNS 191 — Rioting
- BNS 192 — Wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause riot-if rioting be committed; if not committed
- BNS 193 — Liability of owner, occupier, etc., of land on which an unlawful assembly or riot takes place
- BNS 194 — Affray
- BNS 195 — Assaulting or obstructing public servant when suppressing riot, etc