Chapter 8 - Offences Relating to Unlawful Assembly Flashcards
Section 141
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
Section 142
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.
Section 143
Punishment
Imprisonment for a term which may extend to 2 years, or with fine, or with both.
Section 144
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.
Section 145
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.
Section 146
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.
Section 147
Punishment for rioting
Imprisonment for a term which may extend to 7 years and shall also be liable to caning.
Section 148
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.
Section 149
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.
Section 150
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.
Section 151
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.
Section 152
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.
Section 153
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.
Section 157
Harbouring persons hired for an unlawful assembly
Imprisonment for a term which may extend to 2 years, or with fine, or with both.
Section 158
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.
