Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 149 -- Common object of unlawful assembly - Four accused convicted u/s 302/149 IPC and were sentenced to imprisonment for life - All the accused persons were armed with weapons and they surrounded the deceased and prevented others from going near the jeep to rescue him - Held that where a group of assailants who were members of..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 149 -- Unlawful assembly - If an unlawful assembly was formed and if an offence was committed by a member of the unlawful assembly in prosecution of the common object and with a knowledge that the same is likely to be committed in prosecution thereof, the common intention must be said to have been proved - When a common intention is proved,..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 149 -- Common object - Vicarious liability - If a large crowd of persons armed with weapons assaults a victim it is not necessary that all of them must take part in the actual assault - Even in the absence of actual assault all members of unlawful assembly may be held vicariously liable for the acts of others provided there was a common..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 149 -- Common object - Common object has to be proved - Mere presence in an unlawful assembly cannot render a person liable unless there was a common object and he was actuated by that common object and that object is one of those set out in S.141 - Where common object of an unlawful assembly is not present, accused persons cannot be..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 34, 149 -- Common intention & common object - Distinction - Common object does not require a prior concert and a common meeting of minds before the attack - It is enough if each has the same object in view and their number is 5 or more and they act as an assembly to achieve that object - Common object of an assembly is to be ascertained..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 149 -- Common object - It is not necessary for the prosecution to prove which members of unlawful assembly did which or what act - While overt act and active participation may indicate common intention of the person perpetrating the crime, the mere presence in the unlawful assembly may fasten vicarious criminal liability...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 149 -- Common object - Common object has to be proved - Mere presence in an unlawful assembly cannot render a person liable unless there was a common object and he was actuated by that common object and that object is one of those set out in S.141 - Where common object of an unlawful assembly is not present, accused persons cannot be..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 34, 149 -- Common intention & common object - Distinction - Common object does not require a prior concert and a common meeting of minds before the attack - It is enough if each has the same object in view and their number is 5 or more and they act as an assembly to achieve that object - Common object of an assembly is to be ascertained..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 149 -- Common object - It is not necessary for the prosecution to prove which members of unlawful assembly did which or what act - While overt act and active participation may indicate common intention of the person perpetrating the crime, the mere presence in the unlawful assembly may fasten vicarious criminal liability...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 149 -- Common object - Mere presence in an unlawful assembly cannot render a person liable unless there was a common object and he was actuated by that common object and that object is one of those set out in S.141 IPC - Where common object of an unlawful assembly is not proved, accused cannot be convicted with the help of S.149 IPC...........
