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Indian Penal Code, 1860 Repealed w.e.f. 1 July 2024

Section 148 IPC - Rioting-Being armed with deadly Weapon.

Section 148 IPC is now Section 191(3) of the BNS - the BNS replaced the IPC on 1 July 2024.
Act
Indian Penal Code, 1860
Section
148 - Rioting-Being armed with deadly Weapon.
New provision
Section 191(3) BNS

IPC → BNS: what changed

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Section 191(3) BNS Modified IPC section is included as a sub - section in BNS, sans heading. Upper limit of imprisonment is increased from three years to five years.

Section 148 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 deals with rioting-Being armed with deadly Weapon.. Under the new law this is Section 191(3) of the BNS.

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