Section 159 in The Indian Penal Code, 1860
159. Affray.—
When two or more persons, by fighting in a public place, disturb the public peace
Indian Penal Code , without satisfying the essential
statutory ingredients of affray, as defined under Section 159 IPC. The
petitioners herein are the accused ... IPC is only the penal provision for the offence
defined under Section 159 IPC. Therefore, unless all the ingredients
of Section
private respondent
No.2 vide case No. CR( IPC ) 159 of 2023 under Section 420 /503/ 34 ,
which is pending in the Court ... passed by the learned CJM, North Tripura,
Dharmanagar in CR( IPC ) 159 of 2023.
[3] The facts of the case of the petitioners
First Information Report Number : 159/2009.
Police Station Tilak Nagar.
Under section 376 of the Indian Penal Code.
Date of filing of the charge sheet ... offence under section
376 of the Indian Penal Code (hereinafter referred to as the IPC ) on the
allegations that on 12.05.2009 at about
IPC.
10. Section 160 IPC deals with the punishment for the offence
of affray defined under section 159 IPC ... Section 159 IPC
reads as under : -
"159. Affray.-- When two or more persons,
by fighting in a public place, disturb the
public
offence of affray. The offence itself is defined in Section 159 IPC. As
defined in Section 159 IPC, the offence ... public peace. As is clear from bare perusal of Section 159 IPC, the chief
ingredients of the offence of affray are -
State
under
investigation
6 41/2007 147,148,324,506,153(A),159 of IPC Pending trial
7 42/2007 ... 159 of IPC Pending trial
8 44/2007 147,148,324,506,153(A) r/w 149 of IPC Pending trial
case was registered in Cr.No.23/94 under
Section 160 I.P.C. on the file of Lawspet Police Station and that the
petitioner ... this case, the offence committed by the petitioner is
affray under Section 159 I.P.C., which reads as follows:
"159.Affray-When
interpreted. This was with reference to Section 277 of the Indian Penal Code. Section 277 deals with fouling water of public spring or reservoir ... Iyer , the Madras High Court held with reference to Section 159 , Indian Penal Code that a public place would be a place where public
framing of charge for an offence under section 169 , IPC. Section 169 , IPC says-
"Public servant unlawfully buying or bidding ... should not purchase or bid in the auction. The terms of Section 159 , I.P.C. clearly prohibits a public servant from purchasing certain property