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- Section 144 prohibits the gathering of four or more number of people in an area where the measure has been implemented
- Any assembly in an area where Section 144 has been implemented, can be termed as an ‘unlawful assembly’
- There can be a maximum prison sentence of three years, if one is caught with a weapon in an area under section 144
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