Penal Code 2008 Ed. 76 CAP. 224 (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. [51/2007] Explanation —An assembly which was not unlawful when it assembled may subsequently become an unlawful assembly. [Indian PC 1860, s. 141] Being a member of an unlawful assembly 142. 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. [Indian PC 1860, s. 142] Punishment 143. Whoever is a member of an unlawful assembly, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 2 years, or with fine, or with both. [51/2007] [Indian PC 1860, s. 143] Joining an unlawful assembly armed with any deadly weapon 144. Whoever, being armed with any deadly weapon, or with anything which, used as a weapon of offence, is likely to cause death, is a member of an unlawful assembly shall be punished with Informal Consolidation – version in force from 1/4/2015

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