Dec 25, 2019, 07:14PM IST

Source: Times Now

Uttar Pradesh Police filed an FIR against 1,200 Aligarh Muslim University students for carrying out a candlelight march. The case has been registered under Sections 188 and 341 of the Indian Penal Code for violating Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), which was imposed in the area. The march, carried out by students against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) on December 23, was peaceful but in violation of the Section in force that disallowed assembly of more than four people. Notably, Section 144 of the CrPC gives the authority to the Executive Magistrate of any state or territory to issue an order to bar the gathering of four or more people in an area. As per the law, each member of such 'unlawful assembly' can be booked for engaging in rioting.