Whoever is a member of an unlawful assembly, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six month, or with fine, or with both.

CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENCE

Punishment—Imprisonment for 6 months, or fine, or both—cognizable—Bailable—Triable by any Magistrate—Non-compoundable.

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.

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. by the A.O. 1950, for “Central or any Provincial Government or Legislature”.

Chapter VIII: Of Offences Against The Public Tranquillity

Section 141: Unlawful assembly

Section 142: Being member of unlawful assembly

Section 143: Punishment

Section 144: Joining unlawful assembly armed with deadly weapon

Section 145: Joining or continuing in unlawful assembly, knowing it has been commanded to disperse

Section 146: Rioting

Section 147: Punishment for rioting

Section 148: Rioting, armed with deadly weapon

Section 149: Every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object

Section 150: Hiring, or conniving at hiring, of persons to join unlawful assembly

Section 151: Knowingly joining or continuing in assembly of five or more persons after it has been commanded to disperse

Section 152: Assaulting or obstructing public servant when suppressing riot, etc.

Section 153: Wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause riot-if rioting be committed-if not committed

Section 153A: Promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc., and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony

153AA: Punishment for knowingly carrying arms in any procession or organising, or holding or taking part in any mass drill or mass training with arms

Section 153B: Imputations, assertions prejudicial to national-integration

Section 154: Owner or occupier of land on which an unlawful assembly is held

Section 155: Liability of person for whose benefit riot is committed

Section 156: Liability of agent of owner or occupier for whose benefit riot is committed

Section 157: Harboring persons hired for an unlawful assembly

Section 158: Being hired to take part in an unlawful assembly or riot

Section 159: Affray

Section 160: Punishment for committing affray