Rioting under Pakistan Penal Code

Sec.146. Rioting :

Whenever force or violenc e is used by an unlawful assembly, or by any member thereof, in prosecution of the common object of such assembly, every member of such assembly is guilty of the offence of rioting.

Sec.147. Punishment for rioting:

Whoever is guilty of rioting, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.

Sec.148. Rioting, armed with deadly weapon:

Whoever is guilty of rioting, being armed with a deadly weapon or with anything which, used as a weapon of offence, is likely to cause death, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.

Sec.149. Every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in

prosecution of common object:

If an offence is committed by any member of an unlawful assembly in prosecution of the common object of that assembly, or such as the members of that assembly knew to be likely to be committed in prosecution of that object, every person who, at the time of the committing of that offence, is a member of the same assembly, is guilty of that offence.

Sec.150. Hiring, or conniving at hiring, of persons to join unlawful assembly:

Whoever hires or engages, or employs, or promotes, or connives at the hiring engagement or employment of any person to join or become a member of any unlawful assembly, shall be punishable as a member of such Unlawful assembly, and for any offence which may be committed by any such person as a member of such unlawful assembly in pursuance of such hiring, engagement or employment, in the same manner as if he had been a member of such unlawful assembly, or himself had committed such offence.

Sec.151. Knowingly joining or continuing in assembly of five or more persons after it has commanded to disperse:

Whoever knowingly joins or continues in any assembly of five or more persons likely to cause a disturbance of the public peace, after such assembly has been lawfully commanded to disperse, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months or with fine, or with both.

Explanation: If the assembly is an unlawful assembly within the meaning ,of Section 141,the offender will be punished under Section 145.

Sec.152. Assaulting to obstructing public servant when suppressing riot, etc.:

Whoever assaults or threatens to assault, or obstructs or attempts to obstruct a 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 punis hed with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years or with fine, or with both.

Sec.153. Wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause riot-if rioting be committed; if not committed:

Whoever malignantly, or wantonly, by doing anything which is illegal, lives provocation to any person intending or  knowing it to be likely that such provocation will cause the offence of rioting be committed, shall, if the offence of rioting be committed in consequence of such provocation, be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both; and if the offence if rioting be not committed, with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine, or with both.