WHAT IS SECTION 144 OF THE INDIAN PENAL CODE ? Section 144 is a derogatory form of 143 of Indian panel code .this section expressly provide for Punishment for a person who breaches public peace with weapon or deadly weapons such as pistol,guns ,spears sword ranging from daggers,Kirpan ,and thorns etc. This section provide punishment for a person who is armed with a deadly weapons in an lawful assembly. According to the section, whoever a member of a lawful assembly , who is armed with a deadly weapons , or something which is used as a weapon of crime , which is likely to cause dead such person ordinary rigorous imprisonment penalty that may extend to two years or with fine or both. the only importance of section 144 is to maintain peace, what is illegal assembly ? An unlawful assembly must have five or more people.However the supreme court of Indian has ruled in several cases ,like dharam pal Singh v. The state of Utter Pradesh ; that where only fiv