Indian Penal Code 1860
Section 149 :
Every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object:
(See section 190 of BNS 2023)
Classification of Offence:
Offence : If an offence be committed by any member of an unlawful assembly, every other member of such assembly shall be guilty of the offence.
Punishment :The same as for the offence.
Cognizable or Non-cognizable :According as the offence is cognizable or non-cognizable
Bailable or Non-bailable :According as the offence is bailable or non-bailable
Compoundable or Non-compoundable : Non-compoundable
By Which Court Triable : Court by which offence is triable
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If an offence is committed by any member of an unlawful assembly in prosecution of the common object of that assembly, or such as the members of that assembly knew to be likely to be committed in prosecution of that object, every person who, at the time of the committing of that offence, is a member of the same assembly, is guilty of that offence.
