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IPC, 1860
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IPCChapter VIIISection 157
Section157

Harbouring persons hired for an unlawful assembly

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Summary

Harbouring, receiving or assembling in premises any persons you know have been hired or are about to be hired to join an unlawful assembly is an offence. It applies when those persons are in a house or premises in your occupation, charge or control and you knew their purpose. Punishment: imprisonment up to six months, or fine, or both.

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Ravi runs a small lodge and lets a group stay even though he knows they were hired to join an unlawful assembly at a protest. Under this section he can be prosecuted and face up to six months imprisonment, or a fine, or both.

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Whoever harbours, receives or assembles, in any house or premises in his occupation or charge, or under his control any persons knowing that such persons have been hired, engaged or employed, or are about to be hired, engaged or employed, to join or become members of an unlawful assembly, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine, or with both.

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VIII

Chapter VIII

Of Offences Against the Public Tranquillity

In this chapter

  • 141Unlawful assembly
  • 142Being member of unlawful assembly
  • 143Punishment
  • 144Joining unlawful assembly armed with deadly weapon
  • 145Joining or continuing in unlawful assembly, knowing it has been commanded to disperse
  • 146Rioting
  • 147Punishment for rioting
  • 148Rioting, armed with deadly weapon
  • 149Every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object
  • 150Hiring, or conniving at hiring, of persons to join unlawful assembly
  • 151Knowingly joining or continuing in assembly of five or more persons after it has been commanded to disperse
  • 152Assaulting or obstructing public servant when suppressing riot, etc
  • 153Want only giving provocation with intent to cause riot – if rioting be committed: if not committed
  • 153APromoting enmity between different groups on ground of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc., and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony
  • 153BImputations, assertions prejudicial to national integration
  • 154Owner or occupier of land on which an unlawful assembly is held
  • 155Liability of person for whose benefit riot is committed
  • 156Liability of agent of owner or occupier for whose benefit riot is committed
  • 157Harbouring persons hired for an unlawful assembly
  • 158Being hired to take part in an unlawful assembly or riot
  • 159Affray
  • 160Punishment for committing affray
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