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.
Example
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.
Bare Act
Enacted textWhoever 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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