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Arrange the provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 in chronological order, section-wise: A.…

By section number the BNS provisions run lurking house-trespass or house-breaking to commit an offence punishable with imprisonment (s.331(3)) and the same after sunset and…

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Arrange the provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 in chronological order, section-wise:
A. House-trespass in order to commit an offence punishable with imprisonment for life
B. House-trespass in order to commit an offence punishable with death
C. Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking in order to commit an offence punishable with imprisonment
D. House-trespass in order to commit an offence punishable with imprisonment
E. Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking after sunset and before sunrise in order to commit an offence punishable with imprisonment

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Correct answer D

By section number the BNS provisions run lurking house-trespass or house-breaking to commit an offence punishable with imprisonment (s.331(3)) and the same after sunset and before sunrise (s.331(4)), followed by house-trespass to commit an offence punishable with death (s.332(a)), with imprisonment for life (s.332(b)) and with imprisonment (s.332(c)), giving the order "C, E, B, A, D". (In the IPC, ss.449 to 451 preceded ss.454 and 457, which gave B, A, D, C, E.)

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