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Section 144 is a section of the Code of Criminal Procedure, which prohibits assembly of five or more people, holding of public meetings, and carrying of firearms and can be invoked for up to two months. [4] [5] [6] It also gives the magistracy the power to issue order absolute at once in urgent cases of nuisance or apprehended danger. [7]
Tamil Nadu did not allow visitors in jails during the Janata curfew, nor fishing is allowed. [97] [72] On 22 March, the state government extended 'Janata curfew' to Monday morning 5 am. [98] On 23 March, the state government imposed Section 144 from March 24 6 pm until March 31 which prohibits gatherings of more than 5 people. [19]
The law-and-order situation had started to improve by 24 July. Curfew was lifted from four districts and parts of Srinagar city, while Section 144 of Code of Criminal Procedure remained in force. [68] [69] By 26 July, it was lifted everywhere except Anantnag. [70] Protests erupted in many areas after the lifting of the curfew.
Recently the Atlanta City Council proposed tightening the restrictions, having the curfew start at 10 p.m. instead of the current midnight and also possibly replacing a $1,000 parent fine with a ...
While the throngs have thinned, the city’s crackdown on spring break — including a newly enacted midnight curfew — hasn’t stopped vacationers and locals alike from heading to the historic ...
They recommended the city enter the weekend with a midnight-to-6 a.m. curfew. Commissioners bent a bit, voting 6-1 to support the ban on alcohol sales for off-premises consumption in South Beach ...
The government lifted Section 144 curfew and reopened schools in some Jammu region districts effective 10 August 2019. [65] Many Indian media reported that they had no information coming from the Kashmir Valley and could not even ascertain if their correspondents were safe or not. [69] Journalists were not issued curfew passes. [61]
During the Irish War of Independence curfews were regularly imposed, including in 1920 in Dublin between midnight and 5 am. Curfew between 9 p.m. and 3 a.m. was imposed on Cork City in July 1920 after the shooting of Gerald Smyth; in August it was extended to many parts of Munster. [52] In 1921 Limerick was under a curfew.