Lawgist141Unlawful assembly
An assembly of five or more persons is designated an "unlawful assembly", if the common object of the persons composing that assembly is—
First.—To overawe by criminal force, or show of criminal force, 1[the Central or any State Government or Parliament or the Legislature of any State], or any public servant in the exercise of the lawful power of such public servant; or
Second.—To resist the execution of any law, or of any legal process; or
Third.—To commit any mischief or criminal trespass, or other offence; or
Fourth.—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
Fifth.—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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1. Subs., ibid., for "the Central or any Provincial Government or Legislature".
- 141 Unlawful assembly
- 142 Being member of unlawful assembly
- 143 Punishment
- 144 Joining unlawful assembly armed with deadly weapon
- 145 Joining or continuing in unlawful assembly, knowing it has been commanded to disperse
- 146 Rioting
- 147 Punishment for rioting
- 148 Rioting, armed with deadly weapon
- 149 Every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object
- 150 Hiring, or conniving at hiring, of persons to join unlawful assembly
- 151 Knowingly joining or continuing in assembly of five or more persons after it has been commanded to disperse
- 152 Assaulting or obstructing public servant when suppressing riot, etc
- 153 Wantonly giving provocation, with intent to cause rio
- 153A Promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence
- 153AA Punishment for knowingly carrying arms in any procession or organizing, or holding or taking part in any mass drill or mass training with arms
- 153B Imputation, assertions prejudicial to national-integration
- 154 Owner or occupier of land on which an unlawful assembly is held
- 155 Liability of person for whose benefit riot is committed
- 156 Liablility of agent of owner or occupier for whose benefit riot is committed
- 157 Harbouring persons hired for an unlawful assembly
- 158 Being hired to take part in an unlawful assembly or riot; or to go armed
- 159 Affray
- 160 Punishment for committing affray
