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Match the general defences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 in List I with the cases in List II…

Dahyabhai Chhaganbhai Thakker v. State of Gujarat concerns unsoundness of mind, Basdev v. State of PEPSU concerns intoxication, Deo Narain v. State of U.P. concerns private…

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Match the general defences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 in List I with the cases in List II and select the correct answer using codes given below:

List IList II
(a) Unsoundness of mind1. Basdev v. State of PEPSU
(b) Intoxication2. State of Orissa v. Ram Bahadur Thapa
(c) Private defence3. Dahyabhai Chhaganbhai Thakker v. State of Gujarat
(d) Mistake of fact4. Deo Narain v. State of U.P.

Choose the answer that corresponds to the order (a) (b) (c) (d)

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Dahyabhai Chhaganbhai Thakker v. State of Gujarat concerns unsoundness of mind, Basdev v. State of PEPSU concerns intoxication, Deo Narain v. State of U.P. concerns private defence, and State of Orissa v. Ram Bahadur Thapa concerns mistake of fact, giving "3, 1, 4, 2". These cases were decided under the corresponding IPC provisions; the same defences are now in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023: unsoundness of mind (Section 22), intoxication (Sections 23-24), private defence (Sections 34-44) and mistake of fact (Sections 14 and 17).

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