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Under section 189(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, what is the minimum number of persons an…

Section 189(1) requires at least five people and a common object of a kind listed in the provision. Two and four fall short of the threshold. Seven can meet the threshold,…

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Under section 189(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, what is the minimum number of persons an assembly must have to qualify as an unlawful assembly?

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Section 189(1) requires at least five people and a common object of a kind listed in the provision.

Two and four fall short of the threshold. Seven can meet the threshold, but it is above the minimum.

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Option A

Two is below the statutory minimum of five.

Option B

Five is the statutory minimum. A listed common object is also required.

Option C

Four is below the statutory minimum of five.

Option D

Seven persons can satisfy the number requirement, but the statutory minimum is five.

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