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X and Y conspire to poison Z. X in pursuance of the conspiracy procures the poison and delivers it to Y…

Under BNS s.54, a person who is present when an offence is committed in pursuance of a conspiracy to which he is party is deemed to have committed that offence himself;…

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X and Y conspire to poison Z. X in pursuance of the conspiracy procures the poison and delivers it to Y in order that he may administer it to Z. Y in pursuance of the conspiracy administers the poison in the presence of X and hereby causes Z's death. What offence, if any has been committed by X and Y, respectively?

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Under BNS s.54, a person who is present when an offence is committed in pursuance of a conspiracy to which he is party is deemed to have committed that offence himself; since X was present when Y administered the poison pursuant to their conspiracy, both X and Y have committed murder.

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