(5) When a criminal act is done by several persons in furtherance of the common intention of all, each of such persons is liable for that act in the same manner as if it were done by him alone.
IPC Section 34 in BNS: Section 3(5)
Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention
Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention) corresponds to Section 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, in force from 1 July 2024.
Text of BNS Section 3(5)
Full BNS Section 3 and every IPC section it replaced →
Other IPC sections now in BNS 3
- IPC 6: Definitions in the Code to be understood subject to exceptions → BNS 3
- IPC 7: Sense of expression once explained → BNS 3(2)
- IPC 27: Property in possession of wife, clerk or servant → BNS 3(3)
- IPC 32: Words referring to acts include illegal omissions → BNS 3(4)
- IPC 35: When such an act is criminal by reason of its being done with a criminal knowledge or intention → BNS 3(6)
- IPC 36: Effect caused partly by act and partly by omission → BNS 3(7)
- IPC 37: Co-operation by doing one of several acts constituting an offence → BNS 3(8)
- IPC 38: Persons concerned in criminal act may be guilty of different offences → BNS 3(9)
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