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Section 158 - Indian Penal Code, 1860
Indian Penal Code, 1860
158. Being hired to take part in an unlawful assembly or riot
Whoever is engaged, or hired, or offers or attempts to be hired or engaged, to do or assist in doing any of the acts specified in Section 141, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine, or with both, or to go armed- and whoever, being so engaged or hired as aforesaid, goes armed or engages or offers to go armed, with any deadly weapon or with anything which used as a weapon of offence is likely to cause death, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.
Related Sections
- Section 121: Waging, or attempting to wage war, or abetting waging of war, against the Government of India
- Section 174: Non-attendance in obedience to an order from public servant
- Section 501: Printing or engraving matter known to be defamatory
- Section 225A: Omission to apprehend, or sufferance of escape, on part of public servant, in cases not otherwise, provided for
- Section 243: Possession of Indian coin by person who knew it to be counterfeit when he became possessed thereof
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