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B.N.S. 2023

Section 189, B.N.S.

In force from 1 July 2024

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B.N.S.

Joint and Group Liability: Common Intention and Common Object

The central idea of this topic is simple: a plan can divide the work, but the law refuses to divide the guilt. When people commit a crime together, the law can hold each of them responsible for what the group did, even for a blow struck by another person.

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B.N.S.

Theft

Theft is defined in Section 303 of the B.N.S. It is the first section of Chapter 17, which deals with offences against property. These notes cover the definition, the five requirements built into it, the situations in which the taker's mind is innocent (with two leading cases), the punishment under…

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  1. 1 Under Section 189(2) of the B.N.S., what is the punishment for being a member of an unlawful assembly?
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Official text

We show statutory text only after checking it word for word against the official source. Read Section 189 of the B.N.S. 2023 on India Code.

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