The provision regarding the offences against the Public Tranquility is as follows:
A. Whoever, being aware of facts which render any assembly, an unlawful assembly, intentionally joins that assembly, or continues in it, is said to be a member of unlawful assembly.
B. When two or more persons, by fighting in a public place, disturb the public peace, they are said to ‘Commit an affray’.
C. Whoever is a member of an unlawful assembly shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year.
D. Whoever commits an affray, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one month, or with fine which may extend to one hundred rupees, or with both.
E. Whoever is guilty of rioting shall be punished with fine only.
Choose the correct answer from the options below:

· A – Correct: Section 189 BNS – Participating in unlawful assembly knowingly.
· B – Correct: Section 194 BNS – Defines “Affray.”
· C – Correct: Section 189 BNS – Punishment for unlawful assembly.
· D – Correct: Section 194 BNS – Punishment for affray.
· E – Incorrect: Rioting (Section 191 BNS) is punishable with imprisonment, not just fine.
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Unlawful Assembly: Defined under BNS as an assembly of five or more persons with a common object to commit an offence or resist lawful authority.

Affray: Occurs when two or more persons fight in a public place, disturbing public peace.

Rioting: When force or violence is used by an unlawful assembly, it constitutes rioting. Punishment involves imprisonment (up to 2 years) and/or fine.