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According to the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, which of the following statements is not correct?

An unlawful assembly needs five or more persons (section 189(1) BNS, formerly section 141 IPC), and a riot is the use of force or violence by such an assembly (section…

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According to the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, which of the following statements is not correct?

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An unlawful assembly needs five or more persons (section 189(1) BNS, formerly section 141 IPC), and a riot is the use of force or violence by such an assembly (section 191(1)), so a riot needs at least five persons, not three; the other statements are accurate (Explanation to section 189(1); section 137(2) for kidnapping; Exceptions to section 356(1) for defamation).

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