Principle

CRIMINAL LAW – Common Intention – Distinction Between Common Intention and Common Object

Area of law
CRIMINAL LAW
Court
Supreme Court

Common intention (shared purpose to prosecute an unlawful act) differs from common object (the specific crime intended). Under Section 8, liability attaches only where the offence committed was a probable consequence of prosecuting the unlawful purpose to which all were party. If the crime is…

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