Owner or occupier of land on which an unlawful assembly is held
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Summary
Owner, occupier, or anyone claiming an interest in land where an unlawful assembly or riot takes place must promptly notify the principal officer at the nearest police station if they or their agent knew or had reason to believe it was happening or likely. If they knew it was about to happen they must use all lawful means to prevent it, and if it occurs to disperse or suppress it. Failure can attract a fine up to one thousand rupees.
Example
Ravi owns a vacant plot where a crowd begins to gather and his manager sees them forming. The manager neither informs the nearest police station nor tries to stop them. When the assembly turns into a riot and they make no effort to disperse it, Ravi can be fined up to one thousand rupees.
Bare Act
Enacted textWhenever 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 principal officer 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.
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