(1) Whenever force or violence is used by an unlawful assembly, or by any member thereof, in prosecution of the common object of such assembly, every member of such assembly is guilty of the offence of rioting.
(2) Whoever is guilty of rioting, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.
(3) Whoever is guilty of rioting, being armed with a deadly weapon or with anything which, used as a weapon of offence, is likely to cause death, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to five years, or with fine, or with both.
Legal Commentary & Landmark Judgments: Section 191
Section 191 defines and penalizes Rioting, providing that whenever force or violence is used by an unlawful assembly, or by any member thereof, in prosecution of the common object of such assembly, every member is guilty of rioting, punishable with imprisonment up to two years, and up to three years if armed with deadly weapons.
In defending against Section 191 BNS armed rioting charges, cross-examine on individual weapon attribution: if the police memo fails to assign a specific deadly weapon to your client, your client can be convicted at most under simple rioting, making them eligible for bail.