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Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, what must an unlawful assembly or one of its members use in…

Section 191(1) makes every member guilty of rioting where the assembly or a member uses force or violence in prosecution of the assembly's common object.

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Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, what must an unlawful assembly or one of its members use in prosecution of its common object for every member to be guilty of rioting?

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Section 191(1) makes every member guilty of rioting where the assembly or a member uses force or violence in prosecution of the assembly's common object.

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Option A

Section 191(1) does not name intimidation or deception as alternatives to force or violence.

Option B

Assault or coercion does not state the statutory trigger, which is force or violence.

Option C

A threat or intimidation alone does not state the statutory requirement for rioting.

Option D

Section 191(1) specifies force or violence in prosecution of the assembly's common object.

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