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B.N.S. 2023

Section 191, 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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We show statutory text only after checking it word for word against the official source. Read Section 191 of the B.N.S. 2023 on India Code.

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