M was working as a bus driver. During communal riots, he stopped the bus near a mob of persons armed with weapons to facilitate their attacking the passengers. In spite of a request by the passengers to start off the bus, he stopped the bus till the mob could approach them. M got down from the bus, went to the mob and was seen having discussion with some persons in the mob. Can M be convicted under Section 1206 of the Indian penal Code?    (10 marks)