Section 141

to overawe, by criminal force or show of criminal force, the Government of Brunei Darussalam or any public servant in the exercise of the lawful power of such public servant;

to resist the execution of any law or of any legal process;

to commit any mischief, criminal trespass or other offence;

(4 by means of criminal force, or show of criminal force to any person, to take or obtain possession of any property, or to deprive any person of the enjoyment of a right of way, or of the use of water or other incorporeal right of which he is in possession or enjoyment, or to enforce any right or supposed right; or

by means of criminal force. or show of criminal force, to compel any person to do what he is not legally bound to do, or to omit to do what he is legally entitled to do.

Explanation -

An assembly which was not unlawful when it assembled may subsequently become an unlawful assembly.

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Member of unlawful assembly 142.

Whoever, being aware of facts which render any assembly an

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unlawful assembly. intentianally jains that assembly, or continues-said to be a member of an unlawful assembly.

Punishment 143.

Whoever is a member of an unlawful assembly shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year and fine.

Joining unlawful assembly armed with deadly weapon 144.

Whoever, being armed with any deadly u7eapon, or with anything which, used as a weapon of offence. is likely to cause death, is a member of an unlawful assembly, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years and fine.

Joining or continuing in unlawful assembly, knowing it has been commanded to disperse 145.

Whoever joins or continues in an unlawful assembly, knowing that such unlawful assembly has been commanded in the manner prescribed by law to disperse, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years and fine.

Rioting 146.

Whenever force or violence is used by an unlawful assembly, or by any member thereof, in prosecution of the common object of such assembly, every member of such assembly is guilty of the offence of rioting.

Punishment for rioting 147.

Whoever is guilty of rioting shall be punished with imprisonment a for a term which may extend to 5 years and fine.

Rioting, armed with deadly weapon 148.

Whoever is guilty of rioting, being armed with a deadly weapon or with anything which, used as a weapon of offence, is likely to cause death, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years and fine.

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Every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object 149.

If an offence is committed by any member of an unlawful assembly in prosecution of the common object of that assembly, or such as the members of that assembly knew to be likely to be committed in prosecution of that object, every person who, at the time of the committing of that offence, is a member of the same assembly, is guilty of that offence.

Hiring, or conniving at hiring, of persons to join unlawful assembly 150.

Whoever hires, engages. employs, promotes or connives at, the hiring. engagement or employment of any person to join or become a member of any unlawful assembly shall be punishable as a member of such unlawful assembly, and for any offence which may be committed by any such person as a member of such unlawful assembly in pursuance of such hiring, engagement or employment, in the same manner as if he had been a member of such unlawful assembly, or himself had committed such offence.

Knowingly joining or continuing in five or more persons after it has been commanded to disperse 151.

Whoever knowingly joins or continues in any assembly of five or more persons likely to cause a disturbance of the public peace after such assembly has been lawfully commanded to disperse shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months, fine or both.

Explanation - If the assembly is an unlawfUl assembly within the meaning of section 141, the offender will be punishable under section 145.

Assaulting or obstructing public servant when suppressing riot etc.