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Under Section 111 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, what is the minimum number of persons needed to form an "organised crime syndicate"?
Two or more persons. Section 111 defines an organised crime syndicate as a group of two or more persons who, acting singly or jointly as a syndicate or gang, indulge in any continuing unlawful activity. No higher number of members is required by the definition.
- AOne person acting alone
- BTwo or more personsCorrect
- CThree or more persons
- DFive or more persons
Explanation
The Explanation to Section 111(1) defines an organised crime syndicate as a group of two or more persons who, singly or jointly, as a syndicate or gang indulge in any continuing unlawful activity. Three or five is not required, and a single person cannot form a group.
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