IPC § 160 · Indian Penal Code, 1860 · Repealed on 1 July 2024
Section 160 IPC — Punishment for committing affray
Replaced from 1 July 2024 by BNS 194(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. Offences committed on or before 30 June 2024 are still charged under the IPC.
The law now: BNS 194 — Affray
BNS 194(2) is the part that replaced IPC 160.
(1) When two or more persons, by fighting in a public place, disturb the public peace, they are said to commit an affray.
(2) Whoever commits an affray, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one month, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in). The Gazette of India is the authoritative text. BNS 194 in full