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Which of the following statements regarding general principles of joint liability under the Indian Penal Code is NOT correct?
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- 1In an offence committed by means of several acts, all persons intentionally cooperating in that offence by doing any of those acts will be held liable for that offence.
- 2In an act done by several persons, where the act is criminal only by reason of its being done with criminal knowledge or intention, all persons joining in the act are liable irrespective of whether they individually possess such knowledge or intention.✓
- 3In a criminal act done by several persons in furtherance of the common intention of all, each of them will be held liable for that act as if it were done by him alone.
- 4In a criminal act done by several persons, different persons may be held liable for different offences by means of that act.
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In an act done by several persons, where the act is criminal only by reason of its being done with criminal knowledge or intention, all persons joining in the act are liable irrespective of whether they individually possess such knowledge or intention.
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