Unlawful Assembly (Section 141): Unlawful assembly is an assembly of 5 or more persons with the common object: 1) to over-throw by criminal force the Government or the legislature or 2) To resist the execution of any legal process 3) To commit mischief (Sec-425), criminal trespass (441) 4) To obtain property or right by criminal force or 5) To criminally force a person to do an act which he is not bound to do, or to force him not to do an act which he is bound to do. If a person is a member of an unlawful assembly then that person is punishable. An assembly which is not unlawful in the beginning may become unlawful subsequently. The purpose or common object decides the nature of the assembly. Essentials: 1) The essentials are that there should be five or more persons and there should be the common object as specified in Sec-141. 2) This is different from common intention in Sec-34. For unlawful assembly prior meeting of minds is not essential. 3...
B.A. LL.B (Advocate)
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