Five persons went to the house of K armed with clubs to beat K. Among those one A was carrying a pistol concealing it underneath his clothes. During beating A fired a shot resulting death of K. In such case
Verified Answer
A. All of them will be liable for beating K
B. All of them will be liable for causing death as they all were the member of U.A.
C. Only A will be liable for causing death
D. None of these
Explanation:
This scenario involves an unlawful assembly (five persons with a common object to beat K). When one member (A) commits an offence (causing death) in prosecution of the common object, or such as the members knew to be likely to be committed, all members of the unlawful assembly are liable for that offence under Section 149 IPC.