Under section 189(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, what is the minimum number of persons in an…
Section 189(1) requires at least five persons and one of the specified common objects. Two or three persons, or one armed person, cannot meet the numerical threshold.
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Under section 189(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, what is the minimum number of persons in an unlawful assembly?
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Correct answer A
Section 189(1) requires at least five persons and one of the specified common objects. Two or three persons, or one armed person, cannot meet the numerical threshold.
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Option A
The definition requires five or more persons with a specified common object.
Option B
An assembly of three falls short of the numerical requirement.
Option C
Being armed does not allow one person to meet the definition's five-person threshold.
Option D
An assembly of two falls short of the numerical requirement.
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