Maximum Punishment: The accused faces confinement of no more than 10 years when subject to maximum punishment under Article 116 Riot. The word "public" as stated above includes military bases, organizations, camps, posts, stations, ships or aircrafts. The element of "mutual intent", between the accused and at least two other members of the group to assist each other, as part of their common plan, for fighting anyone who opposes them, should also be proved. Therefore, a brief disruption of peace, even if it was violent, will not be considered as a riot if it has not terrorized the public in general. It is important to note that the offense is considered punishable only when the riot actually creates terror. The acts of the group were intended or designed to cause alarm and create terror among the public, and had actually terrorized the general public.The entire group or some members of the group which the accused was a part of, had unlawfully disturbed the peace through acts of violence. The accused and the other members of the said group had mutually intended to cooperate with and assist each other in acting against anyone opposing their actions, for some alleged personal purposes.The accused individual was actually a part of a group of three or more persons present at the alleged place and time.The elements of crime covered under the Article 116 Riot are as follows: When an individual causes, or participates in, a riot at an alleged place and at an alleged time, by unlawfully assembling with the alleged number of persons whose names are unknown, to resist the police of the said region/jurisdiction, assaulting passersby and bystanders in the process, and also fights the police and assaults certain people for furtherance of the alleged purpose, causing disturbance and terror in the said region, he or she is subject to punishment under the Article 116 Riot. The situations covered by the Article are explained below. Jaskiran has particular experience in drafting and reviewing a wide range of commercial documents, such as business and asset transfer agreements, share purchase agreements, shareholders and subscription agreements, and other miscellaneous commercial agreements.Under the punitive Article 116 of the UCMJ, any service member who incites a riot or disrupts the peace in the area shall be punished as deemed fit by the military court. In her practice, she advised clients across various sectors, including real estate, fin-tech, logistics and e-commerce, on a range of transactions such as investments and acquisitions, structuring, advisory, real estate development, corporate and commercial matters. Before NYU, Jaskiran worked as a corporate associate at IndusLaw, one of the leading law firms in India. She also works as a Graduate Student Research Fellow for the NYU Pollack Center for Law & Business, where she is responsible for performing research and undertaking projects related to SEC enforcement actions and collecting variables for review. At NYU, Jaskiran has received the Dean’s Graduate Award scholarship and has taken specialized corporate courses including Corporate Finance, Restructuring Firms & Industries, M&A in Distressed Situations, Corporations, Secured Transactions, Contracts, and Negotiations. in Corporation Law program at the New York University School of Law. Jaskiran Kaur is currently enrolled in the LL.M.
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