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According to Sections 11 and 12 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, a convict can be kept in solitary…

For imprisonment exceeding six months but not exceeding one year, section 11 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 73 IPC) permits a maximum of two months…

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According to Sections 11 and 12 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, a convict can be kept in solitary confinement for any portion or portions of imprisonment to which he is sentenced. Which of the following is incorrect?

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For imprisonment exceeding six months but not exceeding one year, section 11 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 73 IPC) permits a maximum of two months of solitary confinement, not three. Three months is the aggregate ceiling and applies when the imprisonment term exceeds one year. Section 12 (formerly section 74 IPC) caps any continuous period at 14 days and, for a sentence exceeding three months, at seven days in any one month, with specified intervals.

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