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Which one of the following recognizes the principle of vicarious criminal liability under the Bharatiya…

Both Section 3(5) (formerly section 34 IPC), covering acts done in furtherance of a common intention, and Section 190 (formerly section 149 IPC), covering offences committed…

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Which one of the following recognizes the principle of vicarious criminal liability under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023?

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Both Section 3(5) (formerly section 34 IPC), covering acts done in furtherance of a common intention, and Section 190 (formerly section 149 IPC), covering offences committed in prosecution of the common object of an unlawful assembly, fasten criminal liability on a person for acts actually committed by others, recognising vicarious criminal liability.

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