Lawgist46Dispersal of gangs and bodies of persons
Whenever it appears to the Commissioner of Police that the movement or encampment of any gang or body of persons in any part of Delhi is causing or is calculated to cause danger to person or property or alarm or reasonable suspicion that unlawful designs are entertained by such gang or body of persons or by members thereof, the Commissioner of Police may, by order addressed to the persons appearing to be the leaders or chief men of such gang or body of persons and published by announcement or beat of drums, or otherwise as the Commissioner of Police thinks fit direct the members of such gang or body of persons—
(a) to so conduct themselves as shall seem necessary in order to prevent violence and alarm; or
(b) to disperse and to remove themselves beyond the limits of Delhi, or any part thereof, within such time as the Commissioner of Police shall specify and not to enter Delhi or the part thereof, as the case may be, from which they were directed to remove themselves.
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- 38 Employment of additional police to keep peace
- 39 Employment of additional police in cases of special danger to public peace
- 40 Employment of additional police at large work and when apprehension regarding behaviour of employees exists
- 41 Compensation for injury caused by unlawful assembly how recoverable
- 42 Dispute in regard to cost of deputing additional police or compensation under section 41
- 43 Recovery of amount payable under section 38, 39, 40 or 41
- 44 Collector to award compensation
- 45 Recovery of amounts payable under sections 39 and 41
- 46 Dispersal of gangs and bodies of persons
- 47 Removal of persons about to commit offences
- 48 Removal of persons convicted of certain offences
- 49 Period of operation of orders under section 46, 47 or 48
- 50 Hearing to be given before order under section 46, 47 or 48 is passed
- 51 Appeal against orders under section 46, 47 or 48
- 52 Finality of order in certain cases
- 53 Procedure on failure of person to leave the area and his entry therein after removal
- 54 Temporary permission to enter and consequences of non-observance of conditions of such permission
- 55 Taking measurements and photographs, etc., of persons against whom an order under section 46, 47 or 48 is made
- 56 Resistance to the taking of measurements, etc
- 57 Banning of use of dress, etc., resembling uniform of armed forces
- 58 Constitution of Defence Societies
