Under Section 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023, when a criminal act is done by several persons in furtherance of the common intention of all of them, each is liable for that act as if done by him alone. This provision corresponds to which section of the Indian Penal Code 1860?

Section 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023 provides that when a criminal act is done by several persons in furtherance of the common intention of all of them, each of such persons is liable for that act in the same manner as if it were done by him alone. The provision reproduces Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, which enacts the doctrine of common intention, requiring a prior meeting of minds or a pre-arranged plan, though the intention may develop at the spur of the moment. Common intention must be distinguished from the common object of an unlawful assembly under Section 149 of the Indian Penal Code, which requires the assembly to consist of five or more persons. Since the question asks for the corresponding provision, Section 34 is the correct answer.