BNS Section 192 — Wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause riot-if rioting be committed; if not committed

Summary

Whoever, with a malicious or wanton intent, does something illegal that provokes another person, and intends or knows that this provocation is likely to cause the offence of rioting to be committed, will face punishment. If rioting actually happens as a result of that provocation, the punishment is imprisonment of either kind for up to one year, or a fine, or both. If rioting does not happen as a result of the provocation, the punishment is imprisonment of either kind for up to six months, or a fine, or both.

Official Text

Whoever malignantly, or wantonly by doing anything which is illegal, gives provocation to any person intending or knowing it to be likely that such provocation will cause the offence of rioting to be committed, shall, if the offence of rioting be committed in consequence of such provocation, be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both; and if the offence of rioting be not committed, with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine, or with both.

Related Judgments

• SC (2025) Vol.3 p.1309 — Supreme Court of India (2025)
• SC (2025) Vol.11 p.291 — Supreme Court of India (2025)
• SC (2025) Vol.6 p.280 — Supreme Court of India (2025)
• SC (2025) Vol.3 p.1531 — Supreme Court of India (2025)
• SC (2025) Vol.2 p.80 — Supreme Court of India (2025)
• SC (2025) Vol.9 p.283 — Supreme Court of India (2025)
• SC (2024) Vol.8 p.670 — Supreme Court of India (2024)
• SC (2025) Vol.4 p.2730 — Supreme Court of India (2025)

Old <-> New Code Mapping

• IPC §153 — Wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause riot-if rioting be committed; if not committed