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'X' armed with a loaded pistol and 'Y' empty handed go to 'Z's shop in furtherance of their common…

Under the rule of common intention in section 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 34 IPC), Y shares X's common intention to commit robbery, and since…

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'X' armed with a loaded pistol and 'Y' empty handed go to 'Z's shop in furtherance of their common intention to commit robbery, X enters the shop and on being resisted in carrying away property shoots Z with the pistol. Z dies at once. For what acts of X, Y is liable:

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Under the rule of common intention in section 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 34 IPC), Y shares X's common intention to commit robbery, and since Z's death was caused by X in furtherance of that intention, Y is equally liable for robbery and murder; with only two persons involved it is not dacoity, which needs five or more.

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