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SECTION 155 IPC - Indian Penal Code - Liability of person for whose benefit riot is committed


Last Updated: 01 Sep, 2024
By Advocate Chikirsha Mohanty


As per new Indian Criminal law, IPC Section 155 has been replaced with BNS Section 193 with effect from July 1, 2024.
(Section is included as a sub-section in BNS sans heading.)

Please refer to BNS 193 for updated procedures & punishments.

Table of Contents
  1. IPC 155 in Simple Words
  2. IPC Section 155 related FAQs
Whenever a riot is committed for the benefit or on behalf of any person who is the owner or occupier of any land respecting which such riot takes place or who claims any interest in such land, or in the subject of any dispute which gave rise to the riot, or who has accepted or derived any benefit therefrom, such person shall be punishable with fine, if he or his agent or manager, having reason to believe that such riot was likely to be committed or that the unlawful assembly by which such riot was committed was likely to be held, shall not respectively use all lawful means in his or their power to prevent such assembly or riot from taking place, and for suppressing and dispersing the same.



IPC 155 in Simple Words

If a riot occurs for the benefit of a landowner or someone involved in a related dispute, that person can be fined if they or their agent/manager knew about the likelihood of the riot but failed to use lawful means to prevent or disperse it.

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Offence : Person for whose benefit or on whose behalf a riot takes place not using all lawful means to prevent it


Punishment : Fine


Cognizance : Non-Cognizable


Bail : Bailable


Triable : Any Magistrate



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Frequently Asked Questions


What is the meaning of section 155?

Section 155, however, allows the information about a non-cognizable crime to be recorded in a Special Register. This report is called a 'NCR (Non-cognizable Report)' and not a 'FIR.


What is the criminal procedure code 155?

A police officer may not investigate a case that is not cognizable without an order from a Magistrate who has the power to try the case or commit it for trial.


What is the 155 of CPC?

(1) If an officer is in charge of a station within the boundaries of the commission and receives information about a non-cognizable offense, he must enter or cause the entry of this information into a book that the State Government can prescribe.


What is Section 155 Clause 4?

The section 155(4) states that if a man is charged with rape, or attempting to ravish a woman, the prosecutor may have exhibited a generally immoral character.