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Which one of the following sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 is an extension of the…

Section 193(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 154 IPC), which makes the owner or occupier of land criminally liable for an unlawful assembly or riot…

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Which one of the following sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 is an extension of the principle of 'respondeat superior' to criminal law?

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Section 193(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 154 IPC), which makes the owner or occupier of land criminally liable for an unlawful assembly or riot on it if he fails to give information or use lawful means to prevent it, extends the tort principle of respondeat superior into criminal law. Section 147 punishes waging war against the Government of India, section 61 deals with criminal conspiracy and section 194 with affray.

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