When the public security is manifestly endangered by any such assembly and no
Executive Magistrate can be communicated with, any commissioned or gazetted
officer of the armed forces may disperse such assembly with the help of the
armed forces under his command, and may arrest and confine any persons forming
part of it, in order to disperse such assembly or that they may be punished
according to law; but if, while he is acting under this section, it becomes
practicable for him to communicate with an Executive Magistrate, he shall do so,
and shall thenceforward obey the instructions of the Magistrate, as to whether
he shall or shall not continue such action.
Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC)
131 CrPC Power of certain armed force officers to disperse assembly
132 CrPC Protection against prosecution for acts done under preceding sections
133 CrPC Conditional order for removal of nuisance
134 CrPC Service or notification of order
135 CrPC Person to whom order is addressed to obey or show cause
136 CrPC Consequences of his failing to do so
137 CrPC Procedure where existence of public right is denied
138 CrPC Procedure where he appears to show cause
139 CrPC Power of Magistrate to direct local investigation and examination of an expert
140 CrPC Power of Magistrate to furnish written instructions, etc