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With reference to the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS), which of the following statements is correct ?

Section 3(5) of the BNS (formerly Section 34 IPC) creates no substantive offence and is only a rule of evidence fixing joint liability where a criminal act is done in…

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With reference to the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS), which of the following statements is correct ?

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Section 3(5) of the BNS (formerly Section 34 IPC) creates no substantive offence and is only a rule of evidence fixing joint liability where a criminal act is done in furtherance of common intention, so the combined statement "Section 3(5) of the BNS is only a rule of evidence and does not create a substantive offence." is correct.

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