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Which one of the following Provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 defines "Unlawful Assembly"?

Section 189(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 141 IPC) defines an unlawful assembly as "an assembly of five or more persons" whose common object is…

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Which one of the following Provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 defines "Unlawful Assembly"?

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Section 189(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 141 IPC) defines an unlawful assembly as "an assembly of five or more persons" whose common object is one of the five objects it lists, such as overawing the Government by criminal force or committing mischief, criminal trespass or any other offence.

Section 189(2) deals with being a member of an unlawful assembly, section 191(1) defines rioting, and section 190 makes every member liable for an offence committed in prosecution of the common object.

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