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Section 144 IPC — Joining unlawful assembly armed with deadly weapon

Indian Penal Code, 1860 · Official PDF page 58

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144. Joining unlawful assembly armed with deadly weapon.-- 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 imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.

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