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Which provision of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, specifically penalizes membership of an unlawful…

Section 189(4) specifically applies to armed membership of an unlawful assembly. The rule covers a deadly weapon or an object likely to cause death when used as a weapon of…

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Which provision of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, specifically penalizes membership of an unlawful assembly while armed with a deadly weapon?

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Section 189(4) specifically applies to armed membership of an unlawful assembly. The rule covers a deadly weapon or an object likely to cause death when used as a weapon of offence.

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Option A

Section 189(1) defines an unlawful assembly by reference to its size and common object.

Option B

Section 189(2) concerns knowing and intentional membership and its ordinary punishment.

Option C

Section 189(3) addresses joining or continuing after a lawful command to disperse.

Option D

Section 189(4) specifically penalizes being a member while armed with a deadly weapon or an article likely to cause death when used as a weapon of offence.

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