Chapter 8 - Offences Relating to Unlawful Assembly Flashcards

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Section 141

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Unlawful assembly

An assembly of 5 or more persons is designated an “unlawful assembly”, if the common object of the persons composing that assembly is —

(a) to overawe by criminal force, or show of criminal force, the Legislative or Executive Government, or any public servant in the exercise of the lawful power of such public servant;
(b) to resist the execution of any law, or of any legal process;
(c) to commit any offence;
(d) by means of criminal force, or show of criminal force, to any person, to take or obtain possession of any property, or to deprive any person of the enjoyment of a right of way, or of the use of water or other incorporeal right of which he is in possession or enjoyment, or to enforce any right or supposed right; or
(e) by means of criminal force, or show of criminal force, to compel any person to do what he is not legally bound to do, or to omit to do what he is legally entitled to do.

Explanation: An assembly which was not unlawful when it assembled may subsequently become an unlawful assembly

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Section 142

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Being a member of an unlawful assembly

Whoever, being aware of facts which render any assembly an unlawful assembly, intentionally joins that assembly, or continues in it, is said to be a member of an unlawful assembly.

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Section 143

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Punishment

Imprisonment for a term which may extend to 2 years, or with fine, or with both.

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Section 144

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Joining an unlawful assembly armed with any deadly weapon

Imprisonment for a term which may extend to 5 years, or with fine, or with caning, or with any combination of such punishments.

Illustration: A wooden pole sharpened at the end is a thing which, used as a weapon of offence, is likely to cause death.

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Section 145

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Joining or continuing in an unlawful assembly, knowing that it has been commanded to disperse

Imprisonment for a term which may extend to 5 years, or with fine, or with both.

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Section 146

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Force used by one member in prosecution of common object

In prosecution of the common object of such assembly, every member of such assembly is guilty of the offence of rioting.

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Section 147

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Punishment for rioting

Imprisonment for a term which may extend to 7 years and shall also be liable to caning.

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Section 148

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Rioting, armed with a deadly weapon

Imprisonment for a term which may extend to 10 years and shall also be liable to caning

Illustration: A wooden pole sharpened at the end is a thing which, used as a weapon of offence, is likely to cause death.

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Section 149

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Every member of an unlawful assembly to be deemed guilty of any offence committed in prosecution of common 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.

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Section 150

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Hiring, or conniving at hiring, of persons to join an unlawful assembly

Punishable in the same manner as if he had been a member of such unlawful assembly, or himself had committed such offence.

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Section 151

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Knowingly joining or continuing in any assembly of 5 or more persons after it has been commanded to disperse

Imprisonment for a term which may extend to 2 years, or with fine, or with both.

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Section 152

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Assaulting or obstructing public servant when suppressing riot, etc.

Imprisonment for a term which may extend to 8 years, or with fine, or with both.

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Section 153

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Wantonly giving provocation, with intent to cause riot

Rioting is committed: Imprisonment for a term which may extend to 3 years, or with fine, or with both.

Rioting is not committed: Imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both.

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Section 157

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Harbouring persons hired for an unlawful assembly

Imprisonment for a term which may extend to 2 years, or with fine, or with both.

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Section 158

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Being hired to take part in an unlawful assembly or riot

Imprisonment for a term which may extend to 2 years, or with fine, or with both.

Goes armed with any deadly weapon: Imprisonment for a term which may extend to 5 years, or with fine, or with both.

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