Assaulting or obstructing public servant when suppressing riot, etc
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Summary
Assaulting, obstructing, or using criminal force on a public servant while they try to disperse an unlawful assembly or to suppress a riot or affray can lead to up to three years imprisonment, a fine of at least 25,000 rupees, or both. Threatening or attempting such obstruction or use of force carries up to one year imprisonment, or a fine, or both.
Example
Ravi shoves a police officer who is trying to break up a street crowd at a protest. He may face up to three years imprisonment or at least 25,000 rupees fine, or both. If Ravi only threatened the officer or tried to block without using force, the penalty would be up to one year or a fine or both.
Bare Act
Enacted text(1) Whoever assaults or obstructs any public servant or uses criminal force on any public servant in the discharge of his duty in endeavouring to disperse an unlawful assembly, or to suppress a riot or affray, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine which shall not be less than twenty-five thousand rupees, or with both.
(2) Whoever threatens to assault or attempts to obstruct any public servant or threaten or attempts to use criminal force to any public servant in the discharge of his duty in endeavouring to disperse an unlawful assembly, or to suppress a riot or affray, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both.
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