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Under the central provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, which statement is incorrect?

Rioting under section 191 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 requires force or violence by an unlawful assembly or a member acting in pursuit of its common object. Section…

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Under the central provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, which statement is incorrect?

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Rioting under section 191 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 requires force or violence by an unlawful assembly or a member acting in pursuit of its common object. Section 189 requires at least five persons for an unlawful assembly, so a three-person minimum is incorrect. An initially lawful assembly can become unlawful; ordinary kidnapping carries imprisonment up to seven years and fine, and defamation exceptions require their stated conditions.

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Option A

Section189 expressly permits an initially lawful assembly to become unlawful.

Option B

Section137(2) prescribes imprisonment up to seven years and fine for kidnapping from India or lawful guardianship.

Option C

Good faith is not a universal defence: each applicable exception in section356 has its own conditions.

Option D

Three persons do not constitute the required five-person unlawful assembly.

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