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Apply illustration (c) to section 3(8) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. A, a jailor, intending to…

Section 3(8) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 37 IPC) distinguishes intentional cooperation from independent acts. In its successor-jailor…

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Apply illustration (c) to section 3(8) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. A, a jailor, intending to cause prisoner Z’s death, illegally withholds food. Z becomes weak, but this starvation is insufficient to cause death. A is dismissed and Y succeeds him as jailor. Without collusion or cooperation with A, Y illegally withholds food knowing that doing so is likely to cause Z’s death. Z dies of hunger. Which conclusion follows from that illustration?

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Section 3(8) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 37 IPC) distinguishes intentional cooperation from independent acts. In its successor-jailor illustration, the successor's knowingly lethal starvation constitutes murder, while the predecessor's insufficient starvation without cooperation constitutes attempted murder.

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