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An executioner carries out a sentence of death in accordance with an order of a court that has…

Section 16 protects conduct warranted by a court order while it remains in force. Where the court lacked jurisdiction, section 16 can still apply if the person acting in…

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An executioner carries out a sentence of death in accordance with an order of a court that has jurisdiction. The order remains in force. Which section of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 specifically protects acts done pursuant to a court order?

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Section 16 protects conduct warranted by a court order while it remains in force.

Where the court lacked jurisdiction, section 16 can still apply if the person acting in good faith believed it had jurisdiction.

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Option A

Section 14 concerns a legal duty or a good-faith factual mistake about such a duty. Section 16 specifically addresses a judgment or order.

Option B

Section 16 expressly protects conduct warranted by an operative court judgment or order.

Option C

Section 11 concerns solitary confinement.

Option D

Section 15 protects a judge acting judicially. The executioner acts pursuant to the order.

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