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Which provision of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 defines an unlawful assembly?

Section 189(1) defines an unlawful assembly as an assembly of five or more persons whose common object is one of those specified there.

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Which provision of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 defines an unlawful assembly?

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Section 189(1) defines an unlawful assembly as an assembly of five or more persons whose common object is one of those specified there.

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Option A

Section 189(1) states the minimum number of persons and the common objects that qualify.

Option B

Section 190 deals with liability of members for offences committed in prosecution of the common object.

Option C

Section 191(1) defines rioting by the use of force or violence in prosecution of the common object.

Option D

Section 192 concerns provocation with intent or knowledge of likelihood of causing a riot.

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