IPC Section 152: Assaulting Or Obstructing Public Servant When Suppressing Riot, Etc
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IPC Section 152: Assaulting Or Obstructing Public Servant When Suppressing Riot, Etc
Whoever assaults or threatens to assault, or obstructs or attempts to obstruct, any public servant in the discharge of his duty as such public servant, in endeavouring to disperse an unlawful assembly, or to suppress a riot or affray, or uses, or threatens, or attempts to use criminal force to such public servant, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.
-Text In Indian Penal Code
| Offence | Assaulting or obstructing public servant when suppressing riot, etc. |
| Punishment | 3 Years or Fine or Both |
| Cognizance | Cognizable |
| Bail | Bailable |
| Triable By | Magistrate First Class |
| Offence Compoundable | Offence is NOT Compoundable |
