criminalEnglish origin
Common Object
The shared unlawful objective of an unlawful assembly � making every member vicariously liable.
Full Definition
Section 149 IPC: members of an unlawful assembly (5+ persons) are vicariously liable for offences in pursuit of the common object. Unlike Section 34, mere membership and knowledge of the object suffices.
In Indian Law
IPC Sections 141-149 (BNS Sections 189-195). In Mizaji v. State of UP (1959), the Supreme Court set out the four elements prosecution must prove.