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Doli incapax in case of child below the age of seven years is

Section 20 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 82 IPC) provides that nothing is an offence which is done by a child under seven years of age; this is an…

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Doli incapax in case of child below the age of seven years is

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Section 20 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 82 IPC) provides that nothing is an offence which is done by a child under seven years of age; this is an irrebuttable or conclusive presumption of law, a "Presumption juris et de jure", that such a child is doli incapax. For a child between seven and twelve, Section 21 BNS (formerly section 83 IPC) creates only a rebuttable presumption dependent on maturity of understanding.

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