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Match the sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 with the rules they address. A. Section 19 B.…

Section 19 concerns good-faith prevention of other harm. Section 22 concerns incapacity due to unsoundness of mind. Section 24 addresses intoxication for offences requiring…

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Match the sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 with the rules they address.

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

1. Incapacity arising from unsoundness of mind
2. Harm so slight that a person of ordinary sense and temper would not complain
3. Risk of harm taken without criminal intent and in good faith to prevent other harm
4. Effect of intoxication on an offence requiring particular intent or knowledge

Choose the sequence of rule numbers for sections A, B, C and D.

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Correct answer B

Section 19 concerns good-faith prevention of other harm. Section 22 concerns incapacity due to unsoundness of mind. Section 24 addresses intoxication for offences requiring particular intent or knowledge. Section 33 concerns slight harm.

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Option A

Section 19 concerns prevention of harm. Unsoundness of mind belongs with section 22, intoxication with section 24 and slight harm with section 33.

Option B

The sequence correctly matches the four sections with prevention of harm, unsoundness of mind, intoxication and slight harm.

Option C

Section 22 is correctly matched, but section 19 concerns prevention of other harm, section 24 intoxication and section 33 slight harm.

Option D

Sections 19 and 24 are correctly matched. Section 22 concerns unsoundness of mind, and section 33 concerns slight harm.

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