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P instigates Q to cause the death of R. P gives a gun to Q to shoot R. Q shoots at R in the presence of…

P instigated the killing, supplied the gun and was present when Q shot R in furtherance of their common design. Under section 3(5) (common intention) and section 54 (an…

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P instigates Q to cause the death of R. P gives a gun to Q to shoot R. Q shoots at R in the presence of P, causing R's death. Which one of the following statements is correct as per the provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023?

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P instigated the killing, supplied the gun and was present when Q shot R in furtherance of their common design. Under section 3(5) (common intention) and section 54 (an abettor present when the offence is committed is deemed to have committed it) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly sections 34 and 114 IPC), "Both P and Q are liable for the murder of R".

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