Summary:
The section empowers the executive magistrate to ban assembly of five or more persons in the area.Police have also tightened its force by sending reinforcements to Sabarimala. NILACKAL: Pathanamthitta district collector P B Nooh has imposed Section 144 of CrPC, prohibiting all kinds of unlawful assembly, at Nilackal , Pamba, Elavunkal and Sannidhanam for the next two days following the law and order situation in Sabarimala Police had to resort to lathicharge to disperse protesters who clashed with them..