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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

The Indian Penal Code 1860 Section 157

HARBOURING PERSONS HIRED FOR AN UNLAWFUL ASSEMBLY Whoever harbours, receives or assembles, in any house or premises in

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The Indian Penal Code 1860 Section 157 is part of The Indian Penal Code 1860 - HARBOURING PERSONS HIRED FOR AN UNLAWFUL ASSEMBLY Whoever harbours, receives or assembles, in any house or premises in. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

SECTION 157: HARBOURING PERSONS HIRED FOR AN UNLAWFUL ASSEMBLY Whoever 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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What does The Indian Penal Code 1860 Section 157 provide?

Section Section 157 of the The Indian Penal Code 1860 (HARBOURING PERSONS HIRED FOR AN UNLAWFUL ASSEMBLY Whoever harbours, receives or assembles, in any house or premises in) is reproduced on this page as part of the The Indian Penal Code 1860. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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