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‘Dishonestly’ has been defined in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 as doing anything with the…

Under Section 2(7) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly Section 24 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860), 'dishonestly' means doing anything with the intention of…

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‘Dishonestly’ has been defined in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 as doing anything with the intention of causing wrongful gain to one person or wrongful loss to another person under

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Under Section 2(7) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly Section 24 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860), 'dishonestly' means doing anything with the intention of causing wrongful gain to one person or wrongful loss to another person. By contrast, Section 2(28) BNS (formerly Section 21 IPC) defines 'public servant', Section 2(36) BNS (formerly Section 23 IPC) defines 'wrongful gain', and Section 2(9) BNS (formerly Section 25 IPC) defines 'fraudulently'.

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Option A

Incorrect. Section 2(28) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly Section 21 of the IPC, 1860) defines 'public servant'.

Option B

Incorrect. Section 2(36) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly Section 23 of the IPC, 1860) defines 'wrongful gain' (and Section 2(37) defines 'wrongful loss').

Option C

Correct. Section 2(7) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly Section 24 of the IPC, 1860) defines 'dishonestly' as doing anything with the intention of causing wrongful gain to one person or wrongful loss to another person.

Option D

Incorrect. Section 2(9) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly Section 25 of the IPC, 1860) defines 'fraudulently'.

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