Liability of owner, occupier etc., of land on which an unlawful assembly or riot takes place
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Summary
An owner, occupier or person claiming an interest in land where an unlawful assembly or riot takes place can be fined up to one thousand rupees if they, or their agent or manager, knew or had reason to believe it was happening or likely and fail to give the earliest possible notice to the officer in charge at the nearest police station. They must also use all lawful means to prevent a likely assembly and to disperse or suppress a riot; failure attracts the same fine. Agents and managers are separately liable for these failures.
Example
Ravi owns a vacant plot where a crowd gathers and tempers flare. If Ravi or his manager sees it or has reason to believe a riot is likely and they do not immediately inform the officer in charge at the nearest police station and do not try by lawful means to disperse or stop the crowd, Ravi can be fined up to one thousand rupees.
Bare Act
Enacted text(1) 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 one 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 officer in charge 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.
(2) 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 who has accepted or derived any benefit therefrom, such person shall be punishable with fine, if he or his agent or manager, having reason to believe that such riot was likely to be committed or that the unlawful assembly by which such riot was committed was likely to be held, shall not respectively use all lawful means in his or their power to prevent such assembly or riot from taking place, and for suppressing and dispersing the same.
(3) 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 who has accepted or derived any benefit therefrom, the agent or manager of such person shall be punishable with fine, if such agent or manager, having reason to believe that such riot was likely to be committed, or that the unlawful assembly by which such riot was committed was likely to be held, shall not use all lawful means in his power to prevent such riot or assembly from taking place and for suppressing and dispersing the same.
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