(a) by words, either spoken or written, or by signs, or by visible representations or otherwise,
promotes or incites, or attempts to promote or incite, on grounds of religion, race, place of birth,
residence, language, caste or community or any other ground whatsoever disharmony or feelings
of enmity, hatred or ill-will between different religious, racial, language or regional groups or
castes or communities; or
(b) commits, or incites any other person to commit, any act which is prejudicial to the maintenance of
harmony between different religious, racial, language or regional groups or castes, or communities
or any group of persons identifiable as such on any ground whatsoever and which disturbs or is
likely to disturb public tranquility; or
(c) organizes, or incites any other person to organize, any exercise, movement, drill or other similar
activity intending that the participants in any such activity shall use or be trained to use criminal
force or violence or knowing it to be likely that the participants in any such activity will use or be
trained to use criminal force or violence, or participates, or incites any other person to participate,
in any such activity intending to use or be trained to use criminal force or violence or knowing it
to be likely that the participants in any such activity will use or be trained to use criminal force or
violence, against any religious, racial, language or regional group or caste or community or any
group of persons identifiable as such on any ground whatsoever and any such activity for any
reason whatsoever causes or is likely to cause fear or alarm or a feeling of insecurity amongst
members of such religious, racial, language or regional group or caste or community,
shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to five years and with fine.
Explanation. It does not amount to an offence within the meaning of this section to point out, without
malicious intention and with an honest view to their removal, matters which are producing, or have a tendency
to produce, feelings of enmity or hatred between different religious, racial, language or regional groups or
castes or communities].
1[153B.
Inducing students, etc., to take part in political activity. Whoever by words, either spoken or
written, or by signs, or by visible representations, or otherwise, induce or attempts to induce any student, or any
class of students, or any institution interested in or connected with students, to take part in any political activity
2[which disturbs or undermines, or is likely to disturb or undermine, the public order] shall be punished with
imprisonment which may extend to two years or with fine or with both.]
154. Owner or occupier of land on which an unlawful assembly is held. Whenever any unlawful
assembly or riot takes place the owner or occupier of the land upon which such unlawful assembly is held, or
such riot is committed, and any person having or claiming an interest in such land, shall be punishable with fine
not exceeding 3[three thousand rupees], if he or his agent or manager, knowing that such offence is being or has
been committed, or having reason to believe it is likely to be committed, do not give the earliest notice thereof
in his or their power to the principal officer at the nearest police-station, and do not, in the case of his or their
having reason to believe that it was about to be committed, use all lawful means in his or their power to
prevent it and, in the event of its taking place, do not use all lawful means in his or their power to disperse or
suppress the riot or unlawful assembly.
155. Liability of person for whose benefit riot is committed. Whenever a riot is committed for the
benefit or on behalf of any person who is the owner or occupier of any land respecting which such riot takes
place or who claims any interest in such land, or in the subject of any dispute which gave rise to the riot, or
1S.
153B was ins. by the Pakistan Penal Code (Second Amdt.) Ordinance, 1962 (70 of 1962), s. 2.
by the Pakistan Penal Code (Amdt.) Act, 1965, (20 of 1965), s. 2.
3Subs. by Ord. 86 of 2002, s.2 and Sch. I, for ―one Thousand rupees‖.
2 Ins.
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