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Under section 191(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, what conduct amounts to rioting by members…

Section 191(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita makes every member of an unlawful assembly guilty of rioting when the assembly or any member uses force or violence in pursuit…

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Under section 191(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, what conduct amounts to rioting by members of an unlawful assembly?

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Section 191(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita makes every member of an unlawful assembly guilty of rioting when the assembly or any member uses force or violence in pursuit of its common object.

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Option A

Force or violence by the unlawful assembly or a member in pursuit of the common object triggers liability for rioting.

Option B

Meeting after dark without notification does not establish the force or violence required by section 191(1).

Option C

Being near a disturbance does not show that the assembly or a member used force or violence in pursuit of the common object.

Option D

A common object and peaceful dispersal do not establish use of force or violence.

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