Penal Code 107 Hiring, or conniving at hiring, of persons to join an unlawful assembly 150. Whoever hires or engages or employs, or promotes or connives at the hiring, engagement, or employment of any person to join or become a member of any unlawful assembly shall be punishable as a member of such unlawful assembly, and for any offence which may be committed by any such person as a member of such unlawful assembly, in pursuance of such hiring, engagement, or employment, in the same manner as if he had been a member of such unlawful assembly, or himself had committed such offence. Knowingly joining or continuing in any assembly of five or more persons after it has been commanded to disperse 151. Whoever knowingly joins or continues in any assembly of five or more persons likely to cause a disturbance of the public peace, after such assembly has been lawfully commanded to disperse, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or with fine or with both. Explanation—If the assembly is an unlawful assembly within the meaning of section 141, the offender will be punishable under section 145. Assaulting or obstructing public servant when suppressing riot, etc. 152. Whoever assaults or threatens to assault, or obstructs or attempts to obstruct, to any public servant in the discharge of his duty as such public servant in endeavouring to disperse an unlawful assembly or to suppress a riot or affray, or uses, or threatens or attempts to use, criminal force to such public servant, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years or with fine or with both.