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Which one of the following provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 defines “affray”?

Section 194(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (corresponding to erstwhile Section 159 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860) defines “affray”: when two or more persons, by…

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Which one of the following provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 defines “affray”?

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Section 194(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (corresponding to erstwhile Section 159 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860) defines “affray”: when two or more persons, by fighting in a public place, disturb the public peace, they are said to “commit an affray”. Section 194(2) of the BNS, 2023 (formerly Section 160 IPC) prescribes the punishment for committing an affray.

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Option A

Correct: Section 194(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (corresponding verbatim to erstwhile Section 159 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860) defines 'affray' as two or more persons, by fighting in a public place, disturbing the public peace.

Option B

Incorrect: Section 194(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly Section 160 IPC) prescribes the punishment for committing an affray (imprisonment up to one month, or fine up to Rs 1,000, or both).

Option C

Incorrect: Section 191(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly Section 146 IPC) defines the offence of rioting.

Option D

Incorrect: Section 191(3) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly Section 148 IPC) punishes rioting armed with a deadly weapon.

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