IPC § 149 · Indian Penal Code, 1860 · Repealed on 1 July 2024
Section 149 IPC — Every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object
Replaced from 1 July 2024 by BNS 190 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. Offences committed on or before 30 June 2024 are still charged under the IPC.
The law now: BNS 190 — Every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object
If an offence is committed by any member of an unlawful assembly in prosecution of the common object of that assembly, or such as the members of that assembly knew to be likely to be committed in prosecution of that object, every person who, at the time of the committing of that offence, is a member of the same assembly, is guilty of that offence.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in). The Gazette of India is the authoritative text. BNS 190 in full