Unlawful Assembly

In a landmark judgment in Zainul vs State of Bihar, the  apex court clarified that mere presence at a crime scene does not make a person part of an “unlawful assembly” under Section 149 of the Indian Penal Code. The ruling sets out seven guiding tests to protect innocent onlookers from wrongful conviction in mob-related cases

Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Vadgam, Jignesh Mevani along with nine others including Nationalist Congress Party's Reshma Patel were convicted by a Gujarat Court today for unlawful assembly after they organised a rally without the police permission in July 2017

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The Madras High Court in an urgent hearing on Sunday disapproved the prohibitory order passed by the Puducherry Administration/ Collector exercising her powers under section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

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