Correct option is D
The Supreme Court in Nanakchand v. State of Punjab (A.I.R. 1955 SC 274) explained the distinction between Section 34 and Section 149 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. These Sections deal with the concepts of common intention and common object, respectively.
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1. Section 34 IPC: Relates to acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention. It states that 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.
2. Section 149 IPC: Deals with every member of an unlawful assembly guilty of an offense committed in prosecution of a common object.
