Section 158 · Section 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.
CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENCE
Para I
Punishment-Imprisonment for 6 months, or fine, or both-Cognizable-Bailable-Triable by any Magistrate-Non-compoundable.
Para II
Punishment-Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both-Cognizable-Bailable-Triable by any Magistrate-Non-compoundable.
The offence at a glance
- Punishment
- up to 2 years, fine (no stated ceiling)
- Cognizable
- Cognizable
- Bailable
- Bailable
- Compoundable
- Not compoundable
- Triable by
- Any Magistrate
- Cognizable — Police may arrest without a warrant
- Bailable — Bail is your right — it can be granted at the police station
Sub-sections of this section carry different penalties; the maximum is shown.
From the First Schedule to the BNSS (the CrPC's, for IPC offences)
In the new law
IPC 158BNS 189(8)
189(8)
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