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Whoever commits dacoity, robbery, theft, or theft. in a building, vessel or vehicle or criminal misappropriation, if the commission of such offence takes place,— (a) during a riot or any disturbance of the public peace at or in the neighbourhood of the riot, or the place at which such distur- bance of the public peace occurs, or (b) in any area in .which a riot or disturbanc- of lic public peace has occurred and before Jay and order has been comple's!y restored in such area, ov Use of force to step looting, Curfew. Control of processions, mectings, etc. (c) in circumstances such that person whose property is stolenor criminally misappro- priated is not, as a consequence of rioting orany other disturbance ope public peace, present or able to protect%uch property is said to commit the offené of looting.