Common-object liability makes every member of an unlawful assembly criminally responsible for offences committed pursuing the group's common object. Where any member of an unlawful assembly commits an offence in prosecution of the assembly's common object, or an offence which members knew was likely to be committed in pursuit of it, every person who is a member of the same assembly at the time of the offence is guilty.
Cases where this provision is explicitly mentioned in the judgment/order text; may not be exhaustive. To view the complete list of cases mentioning this section, Click here.
Provisions expressly mentioned in the judgment/order text.
Common-object liability makes every member of an unlawful assembly criminally responsible for offences committed pursuing the group's common object.
Where any member of an unlawful assembly commits an offence in prosecution of the assembly's common object, or an offence which members knew was likely to be committed in pursuit of it, every person who is a member of the same assembly at the time of the offence is guilty.
Full Summary is available for active users!
Note: It is a system-generated summary and is for quick reference only.