IPC Section 147 is now BNS Section 191(2)

IPC 147 (Punishment for rioting) → BNS 191(2) Rioting

Verbatim · BNS 191(2)(2) Whoever is guilty of rioting, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.

Read the full BNS Section 191 →

Offences committed before 1 July 2024 are still charged and tried under the IPC; the BNS applies to offences on or after that date.

Old-to-new correspondence is indicative and not always one-to-one; read the new text itself.