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A married woman dies by suicide within seven years of marriage. In a case concerning abetment, it is…

Section 117 permits the court to presume abetment by the husband or his relative after considering all other circumstances if the woman died by suicide within seven years of…

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A married woman dies by suicide within seven years of marriage. In a case concerning abetment, it is shown that her husband or his relative subjected her to statutory cruelty. Which section of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, permits the court to presume abetment after considering the other circumstances?

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Section 117 permits the court to presume abetment by the husband or his relative after considering all other circumstances if the woman died by suicide within seven years of marriage and was subjected to statutory cruelty by that person.

The explanation to section 117 adopts the definition of cruelty in section 86 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

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Option A

Section 119 is the general provision permitting presumptions about certain facts.

Option B

Section 117 is the specific permissive presumption for the stated suicide and cruelty facts.

Option C

Section 118 addresses the distinct presumption relating to dowry death.

Option D

Section 120 concerns absence of consent in specified rape prosecutions.

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