Short notes on rioting

  • Sn146 of Indian penal code 
When we talk about the rioting it is provided under section 146 of Indian penal code .Rioting means whenever force or violence is used by an unlawful assembly ,or by any member thereof in prosecution of the common objective of such assembly is guilty of the offence of rioting .Thus it is clear that there should be minimum five person for commuting rioting to constitute the offence of riotin.The following ingredients must be present .
  • An Assembly of five or more person 
  • Unlawful assembly 
  • Members of the assembly used force or violence 
  • Offender was a member of that assembly and 
  • Force or violence was used by the assembly in pursuance of their common object.
It has been held in Samruddin .vs. Emperor air1913ilr 40 cal 367
In this case it was held that world violence in sn 146 I.p.c is not restricted to force used against person only ,extends also to force against inanimate objects.

Rioting is punishable under section 147 of ipc with imprisonment of either description for term which may extends to two years or with fine or with both 

  • Suresh vs state of Maharashtra :
Bombay high court 28 November 2008 ,said that the offence under section 147 of IPC is an individual offence and each members is guilty of offence of rioting if conditions of the section 146 of IPC are fulfilled .In fact offence under section 147 of the offence punishable under sn 143 of the IPC.
  • Himachal Pradesh high court in the case of Amar Singh vs State of h.p
On 25 June 2015 said that the offence of rioting can only be committed by an unlawful assembly for which there have to be an assembly of five or more persons.





  • Basudeo yadav vs state of jharkhand on 10 march 2017 said the major elements of rioting is the use of force or violence by unlawful assembly in prosecution of common object.

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