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For the purposes of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, in which of the following cases is the person…

Section 20 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 82 IPC) provides absolute criminal immunity for an act done by a child under seven years. Unlike the…

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For the purposes of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, in which of the following cases is the person not guilty of any offence?

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Section 20 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 82 IPC) provides absolute criminal immunity for an act done by a child under seven years. Unlike the qualified immunity in Section 21 for a child aged seven to under twelve, no inquiry into this younger child’s maturity is required. The stated age therefore supplies the express exception; neither adult age nor advanced age supplies a comparable automatic exemption.

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