For the purposes of section 139 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, which age criterion defines a…

Section 139 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 uses the word child. Section 2(3) sets a uniform threshold below eighteen years of age.

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For the purposes of section 139 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, which age criterion defines a child?

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Correct answer A

Section 139 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 uses the word child. Section 2(3) sets a uniform threshold below eighteen years of age.

Option A

Section 2(3) defines a child as any person below eighteen years of age.

Option B

The definition stops below eighteen. Twenty-one is outside the statutory threshold.

Option C

The definition covers any person below eighteen and has no female-only condition.

Option D

The definition covers any person below eighteen and has no separate male age threshold.