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Section 33 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 includes offences under BNS sections 103–105 in the public duty to give information forthwith to the nearest…

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In the absence of a reasonable excuse, awareness of the commission of which offence in these choices triggers the duty to inform the nearest Magistrate or police officer under section 33 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023?

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Section 33 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 includes offences under BNS sections 103–105 in the public duty to give information forthwith to the nearest Magistrate or police officer, in the absence of a reasonable excuse. Of these choices, murder under section 103 is included. Sections 85, 118(1) and 329(4) are not in this section’s enumerated list; other reporting obligations are not excluded by that observation.

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Option A

BNS section 85, concerning cruelty by a husband or his relative, is not enumerated in BNSS section 33.

Option B

BNS section 103 is within the expressly listed sections 103–105.

Option C

BNS section 118(1), concerning voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means, is not enumerated in section 33.

Option D

BNS section 329(4), the ordinary house-trespass punishment, is not enumerated in section 33; the listed aggravated provisions include sections 331 and 332.

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