Offences Against Public Tranquility
December 22, 2021
“The basis of peace and stability, in any society, has to be the fullest respect for the human rights of
all its people” – John Hume.
The public tranquility are offences which are not only against the person and property of an individual but also an offence that is against the state. Tranquility is the quality or state of being tranquil. These offences are group offences which are generally committed by the large number of persons resulting to disturbance of public tranquility. The public tranquility is the group of persons doing an activity that causes the disturbance of the peace in the society. As per this provision when a large number of persons engage in a criminal act with a common intention then each of the persons are made liable. These offences are classified into four categories as unlawful assembly,rioting, promoting enmity between different class and affray. For the development of the society, there must be peace in the society. But these offences are injurious of the public peace. The chapter VIII explains provision about the offences against the public tranquility. It is necessary to study the offences that are affecting the public peace in the society. In order to know about the offences against public tranquility an Research has been made. The main aim of the research is to find the offences that are against the public tranquility. From this research we can come to know something about the public tranquility and the offences that are against the public tranquility. Keywords: Public tranquility, unlawful assembly, rioting, Affray, offence and crime.
The study deals about the offences that are against the public tranquility. Statistical data about the offences against public order in different years are discussed systematically. These offences are injurious to the public peace. So a research is made to study about the public tranquility. It is the fundamental duty of the state to maintain the public order. The definition of public order is given in section 31 of the police act 1861 and requires that order will be maintained in public roads and etc.(Penrose 1776) The maintenance of public order is a primary duty of the state. The laws in India provide a comprehensive framework for the management of order in public spaces. Any disturbance of the public by the use of force or violence and regional group sections lead to the public tranquility. (Tranquility Base ) For the development of a society, there must be peace in the society.Hence the framers of the Code incorporated these provisions stating and defining the offences which are against the public tranquility. This paper attempts to study about the offences that are relating to public tranquility and the punishments given for the people indulging in activities that are affecting the public peace and order.
Incidents of riots registered in India increased by around 12.2 per cent in 2020 compared to the previous year, shows the National Crime Records Bureau’s (NCRB) latest Crime In India, 2020 report. And, the number of people who fell victim to such riots also saw an upsurge by 5.8 per cent.In 2020, 71,107 cases of offences against public tranquility were registered under various sections of the Indian Penal Code and rioting accounted for 72.6 per cent of these cases. The total cases of offences against public tranquility have also increased by 12.4 per cent in 2020 than the previous year (63,262 cases in 2019).India witnessed 51,606 rioting cases in 2020, while the number of riot victims stood at 61,907. This means that the country saw 141 cases and 169 victims of rioting every day in 2020. Of these, Bihar topped the list with 9,422 cases, followed by Maharashtra (9,157) and Uttar Pradesh (6,126). And hence, these figures and facts make it the need of the hour for us to know and be aware about the offences against public tranquility.
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