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

Indian Penal Code, 1860 · Official PDF page 59

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151. Knowingly joining or continuing in assembly of five or more persons after it has been commanded to disperse.--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 of either description 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.

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