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Section 20 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 is an illustration for

Section 20 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 82 IPC) provides that nothing is an offence which is done by a child under seven years of age, a conclusive…

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Section 20 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 82 IPC) provides that nothing is an offence which is done by a child under seven years of age, a conclusive "Presumption of law" that such a child is incapable of forming the guilty mind required for an offence.

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