(1) Whoever-
(a) by words, either spoken or written, or by signs or by visible representations or otherwise, promotes or attempts to promote, on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, caste or community or any other ground whatsoever, disharmony or feelings of enmity, hatred or illwill between different religious, racials, language or regional groups or castes or communities, or
(b) commits any act which is prejudicial to the maintenance of harmony between different religious, racial, language or regional groups or castes or communities, and which disturbs or is likely to disturb the public tranquillity, 2[or]
2[(c) organizes any exercise, movement, drill or other similar activity intending that the participants in such activity shall use or be trained to use criminal force or violence or knowing it to be likely that the participants in such activity will use or be trained to use criminal force or violence, or participates in such activity intending to use or be trained to use criminal force or violence or knowing it to be likely that the participants in such activity will use or be trained to use criminal force or violence, against any religious, racial, language or regional group or caste or community and such activity for any reason whatsoever causes or is likely to cause fear or alarm or a feeling of insecurity amongst members of such religious, racial, language or regional group or caste or community,]
shall be punished with imprisonment which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.
(2) Offence committed in place of worship, etc.--Whoever commits an offence specified in sub-section (1) in any place of worship or in any assembly engaged in the performance of religious worship or religious ceremonies, shall be punished with imprisonment which may extend to five years and shall also be liable to fine.]
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1. Subs. by Act 35 of 1969, s. 2, for section 153A.
2. Ins. by Act 31 of 1972, s. 2.
Section 150 Hiring, or conniving at hiring, of persons to join unlawful assembly
Section 152 Assaulting or obstructing public servant when suppressing riot, etc
Section 153 Wantonly giving provocation, with intent to cause riot
Section 153B Imputation, assertions prejudicial to national-integration
Section 154 Owner or occupier of land on which an unlawful assembly is held
Section 155 Liability of person for whose benefit riot is committed
Section 156 Liability of agent of owner or occupier for whose benefit riot is committed
Section 157 Harbouring persons hired for an unlawful assembly
Section 158 Being hired to take part in an unlawful assembly or riot; or to go armed
Section 160 Punishment for committing affray
Section 166 Public servant disobeying law, with intent to cause injury to any person
Section 166A Public servant disobeying direction under law
Section 166B Punishment for non-treatment of victim
Section 167 Public servant framing an incorrect document with intent to cause injury
Section 168 Public servant unlawfully engaging in trade
Section 169 Public servant unlawfully buying or bidding for property
Section 170 Personating a public servant
Section 171 Wearing garb or carrying token used by public servant with fraudulent intent
Section 171A Candidate Electoral right defined
Section 171C Undue influence at elections
Section 171D Personation at elections
Section 171E Punishment for bribery
Section 171F Punishment for undue influence or personation at an election
Section 171G False statement in connection with an election
Section 171H Illegal payments in connection with an election
Section 171I Failure to keep election accounts
Section 172 Absconding to avoid service of summons of other proceeding
Section 173 Absconding to avoid service of summons of other proceeding