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Public Tranquility
Power to order the dispersal of unlawful assembly
124.
Any officer in charge, or Prosecution Attorney, may order any
unlawful assembly, or any assembly likely to commit the offence
of rioting, or the offence of breach of public peace, to disperse,
and members of such assembly shall thereupon disperse.
Use of necessary force to disperse the assembly
125.(1) Where the assembly, mentioned in section 124, does not
disperse, upon the issue of the order , or acts in a manner
inconsistent with the order, the officer in charge may order the
dispersal of such assembly, by use of the least necessary force;
provided that he shall not resort to use of fire arms, for dispersal
of the assembly, save upon the permission of the Prosecution
Attorney.
(2) The officer in charge, or the Prosecution Attorney, may require
the help of any person, for the purpose of dispersing the
assembly.
(3) The Police may arrest whoever participates in the said
assembly.
(4) The right to use force shall not warrant intentional causing of
death.
Intervention of military force
126. Where the Superior Prosecution Attorney, or in case of his
absence, the superior officer in charge deems that use of the force,
provided for in section 125, does not suffice to disperse the
assembly, he may require the help of any officer, or noncommissioned officer commanding any Armed Force, to disperse
the assembly, by use of military force, to restore order, and
preserve public peace.
Organizing processions and gatherings
127.
Any Governor, or Commissioner,
jurisdiction, may issue an order
organizing thereunder any meeting,
the public roads, or places, as may
public peace.
within the limits of his
prohibiting, restricting or
assembly or procession, in
likely lead to breach of the
Closing public places
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