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Under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 any assembly of five or more persons is not an unlawful assembly if…

Section 189(1) of the BNS lists common objects making an assembly unlawful, including mischief, criminal trespass, and use of criminal force or its show to obtain possession…

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Under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 any assembly of five or more persons is not an unlawful assembly if their common object is:

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Section 189(1) of the BNS lists common objects making an assembly unlawful, including mischief, criminal trespass, and use of criminal force or its show to obtain possession or enforce an actual or supposed right. Merely seeking lawful performance of a duty without an unlawful object is outside those grounds. A supposed legal entitlement does not authorise forcible enforcement.

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