s 7 Consorting with person carrying guns
7. Any person who consorts with, or is found in the company of, another person who is unlawfully carrying or is in unlawful possession of any gun in circumstances which raise a reasonable presumption that he or she knew that that other person was carrying or had in his or her possession or under his or her control any such gun shall, unless he or she proves that he or she had reasonable grounds for believing that that other person was not unlawfully carrying or was not in unlawful possession of the gun, be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to the like punishment as that other person with whom he or she was consorting or in whose company he or she was found.[Act 3 of 2021 wef 01/07/2025]