IPC Section 157 — Harbouring persons hired for an unlawful assembly

offences against the public tranquillity

Criminal

Summary

If a person allows people to stay, gather, or take shelter in a house or property they own, manage, or control, and they know that those people have been hired or are about to be hired to join an unlawful assembly, that person commits an offence. The punishment for this offence can be imprisonment for up to six months, a fine, or both.

Official Text

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.

Related Judgments

  • SOMU v. THE STATE REP. BY THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF POLICE — Supreme Court of India (2020)
  • WP/14546/2019 — Madras High Court (2019)
  • CRL OP(MD)/7922/2019 — Madras High Court ()
  • SINHA v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. SEPTEMBER 13, 1991 — Supreme Court of India (S)
  • S.C.R. 772 VIRENDRA SINGH v. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH — Supreme Court of India (2010)
  • SC (1955) Vol.1 p.1201 — Supreme Court of India (1955)
  • SC (2009) Vol.6 p.755 — Supreme Court of India (2009)
  • RABINDRA MAHTO AND ANR v. ST A TE OF JHARKHAND JANUARY 6, 2006 B — Supreme Court of India (2006)

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