Multiple choice general knowledge

Section 147 in the Indian Penal Code deals with?

  1. Punishment for rioting

  2. Punishment for murder

  3. Punishment for fraud

  4. Punishment for public nuisance
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Section 147 of the Indian Penal Code prescribes 'Punishment for rioting.' It states that whoever is guilty of rioting shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for up to one year, or with fine, or with both. Rioting is defined under Section 146 as the use of force or violence by an unlawful assembly (five or more persons with common object).

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