LawgistThe Indian Penal Code
158Being hired to take part in an unlawful assembly or riot; or to go armed
Whoever is engaged, or hired, or offers or attempts to be hired or engaged, to do or assist in doing any of the acts specified in section 141, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine, or with both,
or to go armed.—and whoever, being so engaged or hired as aforesaid, goes armed, or engages or offers to go armed, with any deadly weapon or with anything which used as a weapon of offence is likely to cause death, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.
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OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE PUBLIC TRANQUILLITY
- 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
