Unlawful assembly

Unlawful assembly is a legal term to describe a group of people with the mutual intent of deliberate disturbance of the peace. If the group are about to start the act of disturbance, it is termed a rout; if the disturbance is commenced, it is then termed a riot.

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Section 144

Section 144 is a section of Indian/Pakistani and Bangladeshi Code of Criminal Procedure, which prohibits assembly of five or more persons, holding of public meetings, and carrying of firearms and can be invoked for up to two months.[1][2][3] It also gives the magistracy the power to issue order absolute at once in urgent cases of nuisance or apprehended danger.[4] With the introduction of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in 1976, Section 144 has ceased to operate in the metropolitan jurisdiction in Bangladesh.[5]

Canadian Criminal Code

Under Part II of the Canadian Criminal Code (Offences Against Public Order), Unlawful Assemblies and Riots is when the assembly of three or more persons who cause fear and on reasonable grounds disturb peace in the neighborhood.

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References

  1. ^ Bangladesh Criminal Justice Based on the Country Studies Series by Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress
  2. ^ Code of Criminal Procedure: Issue Paper on Bangladesh State Protection Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada. Retrieved: July 01, 2007.
  3. ^ Pakistan Code of Criminal Procedure, Section 144
  4. ^ Role of Criminal Law in the protection of the Environment:Bangladesh context Asian Crime Prevention Foundation. Retrieved: July 01, 2007.
  5. ^ Dhaka siege: Some unanswered questions The New Age. Retrieved: July 01, 2007.

See also: http://law.jrank.org/pages/11014/Unlawful-Assembly.html