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Which conduct makes every member of an unlawful assembly guilty of rioting under section 191(1) of the…

Every member is guilty of rioting when the assembly, or one of its members, uses force or violence in prosecution of the assembly's common object. Threats or intimidation…

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Which conduct makes every member of an unlawful assembly guilty of rioting under section 191(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023?

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Every member is guilty of rioting when the assembly, or one of its members, uses force or violence in prosecution of the assembly's common object.

Threats or intimidation alone do not satisfy the provision. Violence unconnected with the common object does not make every member guilty under section 191(1).

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Option A

Section 191(1) requires use of force or violence. A mere threat does not meet that requirement.

Option B

Use of force or violence by the assembly or one of its members to pursue the common object satisfies the rule.

Option C

An assembly can be unlawful under section 189 before force or violence is used. That alone does not make it a riot under section 191(1).

Option D

The section requires the force or violence to be used in prosecution of the common object.

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