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Which provision of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 defines an unlawful assembly by reference to its…

Section 189(1) sets the minimum at five persons and enumerates the qualifying common objects. Sections 190 and 191(1) separately address member liability and rioting.

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Which provision of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 defines an unlawful assembly by reference to its size and common object?

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Section 189(1) sets the minimum at five persons and enumerates the qualifying common objects. Sections 190 and 191(1) separately address member liability and rioting.

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Option A

Section 3(5) concerns common intention in a criminal act.

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Section 190 addresses member liability for offences connected to the common object.

Option C

Section 191(1) concerns rioting involving force or violence.

Option D

Section 189(1) defines an unlawful assembly of at least five persons with a specified common object.

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