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IPC Section 144 - Joining unlawful assem bly armed with deadly weapon
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IPC Section 144 deals with joining unlawful assem bly armed with deadly weapon.
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144. Joining unlawful assem bly armed with deadly weapon. Whoever, being armed with any
deadly weapon, 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 of either description for a term
which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.
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