Which one of the following sections of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, is an extension of the principle…
BNS s.193(1) makes the owner or occupier of land liable for an unlawful assembly or riot occurring on it if he fails to use lawful means to disperse it or give timely…
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Which one of the following sections of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, is an extension of the principle of 'respondeat superior' to criminal law?
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BNS s.193(1) makes the owner or occupier of land liable for an unlawful assembly or riot occurring on it if he fails to use lawful means to disperse it or give timely notice, extending to criminal law the idea of holding a person answerable for what happens under his charge, akin to respondeat superior.
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