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For the application of Section 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, there must be at least

Section 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 34 IPC) applies when a criminal act is done by several persons in furtherance of the common intention of…

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For the application of Section 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, there must be at least

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Section 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 34 IPC) applies when a criminal act is done by several persons in furtherance of the common intention of all, so there must be at least "two persons".

Five persons is the minimum for an unlawful assembly under section 189(1), not for section 3(5); and the mere presence of two persons does not by itself prove a common intention.

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