(1) Every Magistrate or District Superintendent of Police or Assistant Superintendent of Police or Sub-Inspector of Police or an officer in charge of a Police Station may stop any procession which violates the conditions of the licence granted under the foregoing section, and he may order any such procession or assembly which violates the conditions of the licence granted under the above section to disperse.
(2) Every procession or assembly, which neglects or refuses to obey an order given under sub-section (1), shall be deemed to be an unlawful assembly.
25. It is the duty of the police to keep order on streets, public roads, thoroughfares, landing places and ferries and places of public traffic and to remove obstructions to passage on streets and public roads at the time of assemblies and processions or in the neighbourhood of places of worship at the time of public worship or at any other occasion when a large number of people assemble on any street or public road, or thoroughfare or landing place or ferry or where the passage is obstructed.
Powers respecting assemblies and processions violating conditions of licence.
Police shall keep order on public streets, etc.
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26. Every person who obstructs or violates any of the provisions contained in sections 23, 24 and 25 or violates the conditions contained in the licence granted by the District Superintendent of Police or the Assistant Superintendent of Police with regard to playing of music or the conduct of assemblies and processions, shall be punishable with fine which may extend to two hundred rupees.
27. Nothing in sections 23, 24, 25 and 26 shall affect the general authority vested in the District Magistrate with regard to matters referred to in the said sections.
28. When any charge is levelled under this Act against a police officer above the rank of a constable, a Magistrate of the first class shall have power to enquire and pass order.
29. When punishment for any act made punishable under this Act, has been prescribed in any other law for the time being in force, nothing contained in this Act shall prevent an action being taken against a Police officer under such law or a punishment being given under such law more than that prescribed in this Act:
Provided that no person shall be punishable twice for the same act.