Wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause riot-if rioting be committed; if not committed
Section 192 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 deals with wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause riot-if rioting be committed; if not committed. 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 puni The Act came into force on 01 Jul 2024.
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.
Section 192, The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (Act 45 of 2023).
Replaces a provision of the Indian Penal Code
IPC 153 Want only giving provocation with intent to cause riot-if rioting be committed:if not committed Text carried over almost unchanged 88%
Measured by comparing the text of the two provisions, not taken from an official correspondence table — there is no machine-readable one. See both texts side by side before relying on it.
Both regimes are live. The repealed enactment still governs what happened while it was in force. We never redirect one to the other.
How this offence is classified
From the First Schedule to the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, which classifies every offence under the Sanhita. Cognizable means a police officer may arrest without warrant; bailable means bail is a matter of right rather than of the court's discretion. This section is classified 2 ways.
| Offence | Punishment | Cognizable | Bailable | Triable by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause riot, if rioting be committed. | Imprisonment for 1 year, or fine, or both. | Cognizable. | Bailable. | Any Magistrate. |
| If not committed. | Imprisonment for 6 months, or fine, or both. | Cognizable. | Bailable. | Any Magistrate. |
Related judgements & precedents
These are some judgments that construed this section, and hold precedence value. They hold authority on how to read, interpret and use this section.
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Manzar Sayeed Khan vs State of Maharashtra
Decided under Indian Penal Code 153, which this section replaces. The court did not have this Act before it.
Court's Decision & Legal Precedent
Where a Supreme Court judgment's manifest tenor and import intends to grant identical relief to multiple parties before the Court and represented by counsel, but due to inadvertence or mistake, the names of some parties are omitted from the operative portion, the Court may issue clarification or modification to include such parties and give full effect to the original intent, provided the omitted parties were expressly before the Court and their arguments were considered.
On this section: Prohibition of wantonly insulting religion or religious beliefs of any class of persons
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Vinod Hansraj Goyal vs State of Maharashtra
Decided under Indian Penal Code 153, which this section replaces. The court did not have this Act before it.
Court's Decision & Legal Precedent
When a court's judgment is intended to grant identical legal relief to multiple parties engaged in the same transaction and facing identical charges, but through inadvertence or clerical mistake the names of some parties are omitted from the operative portion of the judgment, such omission may be corrected through judicial clarification or modification in the interest of justice, provided the court's reasoning and legal analysis clearly encompassed all parties.
On this section: Sections 153 and 153A pertain to offences related to promoting enmity between different groups and causing public alarm/fear on communal grounds; Section 34 relates to criminal conspiracy. The Court's main judgment had exonerated the author from these charges, and the clarification extends the same protection to the publisher and printer.
The holding above is the ratio decidendi as extracted from the judgment by eCourts India, reproduced unaltered — it is a rendering of the court's reasoning, not a substitute for its words. Read the order itself before relying on it.
Questions about Section 192
What have the courts held on Section 192 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita?
Manzar Sayeed Khan vs State of Maharashtra (16 Apr 2009) is the leading judgment on this section among those set out below, though it was decided under IPC 153, which this section replaced -- the court never mentioned this Act: Prohibition of wantonly insulting religion or religious beliefs of any class of persons. Another 1 judgment on this section is set out below, all of them from the Supreme Court.
Is Section 192 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita bailable?
Bailable, under the First Schedule to the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
Is Section 192 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita cognizable?
Cognizable. "Cognizable" means a police officer may arrest without warrant; "non-cognizable" that they may not. An offence under this section is triable by Any Magistrate.
How do I find court cases under Section 192 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: BNS 192, section 192 BNS, section 192 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. People searching for it also type bns 192(2) in hindi and bns 192 3 in hindi. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome. 2 reported judgments on this section are set out on this page, beginning with Manzar Sayeed Khan vs State of Maharashtra (16 Apr 2009).
What should I read with Section 192 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, and has it changed?
It carries forward IPC 153 (Want only giving provocation with intent to cause riot-if rioting be committed:if not committed), so the judgments decided under that provision are the case law on this one.
When did Section 192 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita come into force?
Section 192 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, cited as BNS 192, came into force on 01 Jul 2024, having been enacted on 25 Dec 2023. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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