Whoever, being armed with any deadly weapon2008weapon,2008 or with anything which, used as a weapon of offence, is likely to cause death, is a member of an unlawful assembly,2008assembly2008 shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 2 years, or with fine, or with both20085 years, or with fine, or with caning, or with any combination of such punishments2008.
Section history
Section 144 — Joining an unlawful assembly armed with any deadly weapon
Consolidated view is experimental and may be broken for certain provisions.
Amendments
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A wooden pole sharpened at the end is a thing which, used as a weapon of offence, is likely to cause death.
This illustration is applicable to sections 148 and 158.
[Indian PC 1860, s. 144]