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| Section | Offence | Punishment | Cognizable or non-cognizable | Bailable or non-bailable | By what court triable |
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CHAPTER VIII - OFFENCES AGAINST THE PUBLIC TRANQUILITY | |||||
| 143 | Being member of an unlawful assembly. | Imprisonment for 6 months, or fine, or both. | Cognizable | Bailable | Any Magistrate. |
| 144 | Joining an unlawful assembly armed with any deadly weapon. | Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both. | Ditto | Ditto | Ditto |
| 145 | Joining or continuing in an unlawful assembly, knowing that it has been committed to disperse. | Ditto | Ditto | Ditto | Ditto |
| 147 | Rioting | Ditto | Ditto | Ditto | Ditto |
| 148 | Rioting armed with a deadly weapon. | Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both. | Ditto | Ditto | Magistrate of the First Class. |
| 149 | If an offence be committed by any member of an unlawful assembly, every other member of such assembly shall be guilty of the offence. | The same as for the offence | According as offence is cognizable or non-cognizable. | According as offence is bailable or non-bailable. | The Court by which the offence is triable. |
| 150 | Hiring, engaging or employing persons to take part in an unlawful assembly. | The same as for a member of such assembly, and for any offence committed by any member of such assembly. | Cognizable | Ditto | Ditto |
| 151 | Knowingly joining or continuing in any assembly of five or more persons after it has been commanded to disperse. | Imprisonment for 6 months, or fine, or both. | Ditto | Bailable | Any Magistrate |
| 152 | Assaulting or obstructing public servant when suppressing riot, etc. | Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both. | Ditto | Ditto | Magistrate of the first class. |
| 153 | Wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause riot, if rioting be committed.
| Imprisonment for 1 year, or fine, or both.
| Ditto
| Ditto
| Any Magistrate
|
If not committed | Imprisonment for 6 months, or fine, or both. | Ditto | Ditto | Magistrate of the first class. | |
| 153 A | Promoting enmity between classes
| Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both.
| Ditto
| Non-bailable
| Ditto
|
Promoting enmity between classes in place of worship, etc. | Imprisonment for 5 years, or fine, or both. | Ditto | Ditto | Ditto | |
| 153 B | Imputations, assertions prejudicial to national integration.
| Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both.
| Ditto
| Ditto
| Ditto
|
If committed in a place of public worship, etc. | Imprisonment for 5 years, or fine, or both. | Ditto | Ditto | Ditto | |
| 154 | Owner of occupier of land not giving information of riot, etc. | Fine of 1,000 rupees | Non-cognizable | Bailable | Any Magistrate |
| 155 | Person for whose benefit or on whose behalf a riot takes place not using all lawful means to prevent it. | Fine | Ditto | Ditto | Ditto |
| 156 | Agent of owner or occupier for whose benefit a riot is committed not using all lawful means to prevent it. | Fine | Ditto | Ditto | Ditto |
| 157 | Harbouring persons hired for an unlawful assembly | Imprisonment for 6 months, or fine, or both. | Cognizable | Ditto | Ditto |
| 158 | Being hired to take part in an unlawful assembly or riot. | Ditto | Ditto | Ditto | Ditto |
| 159 | Or to go armed | Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine or both | Ditto | Ditto | Ditto |
| 160 | Committing affray | Imprisonment for one month, or fine of 100 rupees, or both | Ditto | Ditto | Ditto |
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