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Section 153 — Intentionally or rashly giving provocation, with intent to cause riot

Consolidated view is experimental and may be broken for certain provisions.

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Section 153 — Original text to 30 November 2008superseded
153.Wantonly giving provocation, with intent to cause riot. If rioting is 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 is committed in consequence of such provocation, be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year3 years, or with fine, or with both; and if the offence of rioting is not committed, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 6 monthsone year, or with fine, or with both.

Section 153 — 30 November 2008 to 1 March 2022rewritten by the Revised Edition
153.Wantonly giving provocation, with intent to cause riot

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 is committed in consequence of such provocation, be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 3 years, or with fine, or with both; and if the offence of rioting is not committed, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both.

[Indian PC 1860, s. 153]

Section 153 — From 1 March 2022 (current)rewritten (not yet redlined) — Criminal Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2021
153.Intentionally or rashly giving provocation, with intent to cause riot

Whoever intentionally or rashly, 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 is committed in consequence of such provocation, be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 3 years, or with fine, or with both; and if the offence of rioting is not committed, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both.