Several persons assemble at the door of the house of one K and the appellant struck a blow with a kencha which fell on the left thigh of a workman working in the house of one K whom the appellant and others wanted to attack, and as the appellant struck at the very first person who opened the door and that was how that came to receive the injury.
A)every person is guilty of vicarious liability excluding the appellant
B)only the appellant is to be convicted for the said injury
C)none is guilty of vicarious liability
D)none of them

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The appellant is directly responsible for the injury as he was the one who struck the blow that caused the injury. Vicarious liability typically applies in situations where one party is held responsible for the actions of another, such as an employer for their employee, but in this scenario, the appellant's direct action is the cause of the injury.

Several Persons Assemble at the Door of the House of One