A police officer deliberately inflicts bodily pain on Z to make Z confess to an offence. Which offence…
Under section 120(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, voluntarily causing hurt for the purpose of extorting a confession is a distinct offence. Section 114 includes…
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A police officer deliberately inflicts bodily pain on Z to make Z confess to an offence. Which offence specifically addresses the officer’s conduct under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023?
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Under section 120(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, voluntarily causing hurt for the purpose of extorting a confession is a distinct offence. Section 114 includes bodily pain within hurt. The police example appears in illustration (a) to section 120.
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Option A
The officer causes actual bodily pain, and the special provision addresses the purpose of extracting a confession.
Option B
The officer voluntarily causes hurt to obtain a confession.
Option C
The use of force alone does not identify the distinct offence of causing hurt to obtain a confession.
Option D
The officer has already caused bodily pain, so the hurt is completed.
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