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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

The Indian Penal Code 1860 Section 156

LIABILITY OF AGENT OF OWNER OR OCCUPIER FOR WHOSE BENEFIT RIOT IS COMMITTED Whenever a riot is committed for the

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The Indian Penal Code 1860 Section 156 is part of The Indian Penal Code 1860 - LIABILITY OF AGENT OF OWNER OR OCCUPIER FOR WHOSE BENEFIT RIOT IS COMMITTED Whenever a riot is committed for the. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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SECTION 156: LIABILITY OF AGENT OF OWNER OR OCCUPIER FOR WHOSE BENEFIT RIOT IS COMMITTED Whenever a riot is committed for the benefit or on behalf of any person who is the owner or occupier of any land respecting which such riot takes place, or who claims any interest in such land or in the subject of nay dispute which gave rise to the riot, or who has accepted or derived any benefit therefrom, the agent or manager of such person shall be punishable with fine, if such agent or manager, having reason to believe that such riot was likely to be committed, or that the unlawful assembly by which such riot was committed was likely to be held, shall not use all lawful means in his power to prevent such riot or assembly from taking place and for suppressing and dispersing the same.

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