Ofoffences Againstthe Public Tranquillity
IPC Section 159 - Affray
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Simple language explanation
IPC Section 159 deals with affray.
Full official legal text
159. Affray. When two or more persons, by fighting in a public place, disturb the public peace, they
are said to "commit an affray".
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