Section 142: Remaining in unlawful assembly after warning

142. Remaining in unlawful assembly after warning (1) Any person who remains in an assembly after having been duly warned by a police officer, not below the rank of Assistant Superintendent, that the assembly is unlawful shall commit an offence unless he shows to the satisfaction of the Court that he remained in the assembly after the warning through circumstances independent of his will. (2) Any person who commits an offence under this section shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding 100,000 rupees and to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years. [S. 142 added by Act 30 of 1991; amended by Act 5 of 1999; s. 8 of Act 36 of 2008 w.e.f. 6 December 2008.]