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Match each provision of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 to its subject. A. Section 19 B. Section 22…

Section 19 concerns acts done in good faith without criminal intent to prevent other harm. Section 22 addresses inability to understand the act or its wrongfulness or…

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Match each provision of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 to its subject.

A. Section 19
B. Section 22
C. Section 24
D. Section 33

1. Unsoundness of mind
2. Slight harm
3. Harm prevention without criminal intent
4. Intoxication where particular intent or knowledge matters

Choose the sequence for provisions A, B, C and D, in that order.

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Correct answer B

Section 19 concerns acts done in good faith without criminal intent to prevent other harm. Section 22 addresses inability to understand the act or its wrongfulness or illegality owing to unsoundness of mind. Section 24 addresses intoxication where particular intent or knowledge matters. Section 33 concerns harm so slight that a person of ordinary sense and temper would not complain.

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Option A

Section 19 addresses harm prevention, and section 22 addresses unsoundness of mind. Section 24 concerns intoxication and section 33 concerns slight harm.

Option B

Sections 19, 22, 24 and 33 match harm prevention, unsoundness of mind, intoxication involving particular intent or knowledge, and slight harm, respectively.

Option C

Section 19 is the harm-prevention provision. Section 24 concerns intoxication and section 33 concerns slight harm.

Option D

Section 22 addresses unsoundness of mind and section 33 concerns slight harm. This sequence swaps those subjects.

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