Art 19 and police act 1861

30. Regulation of public assemblies and processions and licensing of the same:-

(l) The District Superintendent or Assistant District Superintendent of Police may, as

occasion required, direct the conduct of all assemblies and processions on the public roads,

or in the public streets or thoroughfares, and prescribe the routes by which, and the times at

which, such processions may pass.

(2) He may also, on being satisfied that it is intended by any persons or class of

persons to convene or collect an assembly in any such road, street or thoroughfare, or to

form a procession which would, in the judgment of the Magistrate of the district, or of the

sub-division of a district, if uncontrolled, be likely to cause a breach of the peace, require by general or special notice that the persons convening or collecting such assembly

or directing or promoting such procession shall apply for a license.

(3) On such application being made, he may issue a license, specifying the names of

the licensees and defining the conditions on which alone such assembly or such procession

is to be permitted to take place, and otherwise giving effect to this section:

Provided that no fee shall be charged on the application for, or grant of any such

license.

(4) Music in the streets:- He may also regulate the extent to which music may

be used in streets on the occasion of festivals and ceremonies.]

COMMENTS

 The police is empowered to regulate public assemblies and processions and licensing of the same.

 Violation of any of conditions of the license granted under this section will entail penalty postulated by

section 32.

[3OA. Powers with regard to assemblies and processions violating conditions of

licence:- (l) Any Magistrate or District Superintendent of Police or Assistant District

Superintendent of Police or Inspector of Police or any police-officer in charge of a station

may stop any procession which violates the conditions of a license granted under the last

foregoing section, and may order it or any assembly, which violates any such conditions, as

aforesaid, to disperse.

 (2) Any procession or assembly which neglects or refuses to obey any order given

under the last preceding sub-section, shall be deemed to be an unlawful assembly].

COMMENTS

 Violation of any of conditions of a license issued under this section entails penalty stipulated

in section 32.