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A locks his wife B in a room and deliberately keeps food from her for several days to kill her by…

Section 109(1) covers conduct with the intention or knowledge and in the circumstances that would make a resulting death murder. Locking B in and keeping food from her for…

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A locks his wife B in a room and deliberately keeps food from her for several days to kill her by starvation. B escapes alive. Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, which offence against B’s life does this conduct support?

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Correct answer D

Section 109(1) covers conduct with the intention or knowledge and in the circumstances that would make a resulting death murder.

Locking B in and keeping food from her for days to kill her puts the plan into action. Her escape leaves the killing incomplete. Keeping her within the room can also constitute wrongful confinement under section 127.

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Option A

Locking B in can separately establish wrongful confinement under section 127. The question asks about the conduct directed against her life.

Option B

Cruelty by a husband can have legal consequences under sections 85 and 86. The food deprivation undertaken to kill B supports an attempt offence against her life.

Option C

The facts do not identify a listed grievous injury. Attempt to murder can be established without completed injury.

Option D

A deliberately started withholding food to cause death. Section 109(1) covers conduct beyond preparation under circumstances in which causing death by that act would be murder.

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