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title: "IPC Section 151 in BNS: Section 189(5) | Vakilat"
description: "IPC Section 151 is now Section 189(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, which brings together IPC Sections 141, 142, 145, 144, 151, 150, 157 and 158."
url: https://www.vakilat.io/law/ipc-to-bns/151
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# IPC Section 151 in the BNS

Section 151 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, Knowingly joining or continuing in assembly of five or more persons after it has been commanded to disperse, is now Section 189(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, which brings together IPC Sections 141, 142, 145, 144, 151, 150, 157 and 158.

## IPC 151 and the BNS

IPC BNS BNS heading 151 [189(5)](https://www.vakilat.io/law/bns-to-ipc/189) Unlawful assembly: Knowingly joining or continuing in assembly of five or more persons after it has been commanded to disperse.—

## Which code applies

The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita came into force on 1 July 2024. An offence committed before that date is still punished under the Indian Penal Code, because the BNS keeps the repealed Code's penalties and proceedings alive.

> “Notwithstanding the repeal of the Code referred to in sub-section (1), it shall not affect,— … (c) any penalty, or punishment incurred in respect of any offences committed against the Code so repealed;”

> BNS section 358(2)

Which code governs your matter can turn on the date of the offence and the stage the case had reached on 1 July 2024. Read the official text before you rely on any table.

## Sources

Section numbers follow the [correspondence table](https://www.keralaprisons.gov.in/userfiles/act-and-rules/comparison_summary_BNS_to_IPC.pdf) prepared by the Central Academy for Police Training, Bhopal, of the Bureau of Police Research and Development. Headings are taken from the [Indian Penal Code, 1860](https://www.indiacode.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/15289/1/ipc_act.pdf) and the [Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023](https://www.mha.gov.in/sites/default/files/2024-04/250883_english_01042024.pdf) as published, and from the table. The official text governs: read the section itself before you rely on it.

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