PPC § 154 — Owner or occupier of land on which an unlawful assembly is held

Statutory text (English)

Whenever any
unlawful assembly or riot takes place, the owner or occupier of the land upon which such unlawful
assembly is held, or such riot is committed, and any person having or claiming an interest in such land,
shall be punishable with fine not exceeding 3[three thousand rupees], if he or his agent or manager,
knowing that such offence is being or has been committed, or having reason to believe it is likely to
be committed, do not give the earliest notice thereof in his or their power to the principal officer at the
nearest police-station, and do not, in the case of his or their having reason to believe that it was about
to be committed, use all lawful means in his or their power to prevent it and, in the event of its taking
place, do not use all lawful means in his or their power to disperse or suppress the riot or unlawful
assembly.

Source and verification

Source citation: PPC (Act XLV of 1860) s.154: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE PAKISTAN PENAL CODE' (Act No. XLV of 1860), p. 67, ingested 2026-09-15. Automated transcription from official source (pypdf extraction, audited artifact repair); human admin re-check required before production.

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