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What is the effect of section 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 when several persons do a…

Section 3(5) attributes the criminal act to each participant when several persons do it in furtherance of their common intention. The provision operates with the underlying…

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What is the effect of section 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 when several persons do a criminal act in furtherance of their common intention?

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Section 3(5) attributes the criminal act to each participant when several persons do it in furtherance of their common intention. The provision operates with the underlying offence.

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Option A

The provision governs liability for an underlying criminal act.

Option B

This states the joint-attribution rule.

Option C

The attribution rule can reach other participants sharing the common intention.

Option D

Witnessing alone does not establish participation or common intention.

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