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Section 80 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 deals with punishment for:

Section 80 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 covers dowry death. It applies when a woman's death from burns, bodily injury or otherwise than in normal circumstances…

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Section 80 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 deals with punishment for:

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Section 80 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 covers dowry death. It applies when a woman's death from burns, bodily injury or otherwise than in normal circumstances occurs within seven years of marriage and, soon before her death, her husband or his relative subjected her to cruelty or harassment for or in connection with a dowry demand. Section 80(2) prescribes imprisonment of at least seven years and up to life. Section 106(1) covers causing death by a rash or negligent act that does not amount to culpable homicide. Sections 103 and 105 prescribe punishment for murder and culpable homicide not amounting to murder, respectively.

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Option A

Incorrect. Section 106(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 covers causing death by a rash or negligent act that does not amount to culpable homicide.

Option B

Correct. Section 80 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly Section 304B of the IPC) defines 'Dowry death' and prescribes punishment of imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than seven years, but which may extend to imprisonment for life.

Option C

Incorrect. Punishment for 'Murder' is governed by Section 103 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly Section 302 of the IPC).

Option D

Incorrect. Punishment for 'Culpable homicide not amounting to murder' is governed by Section 105 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly Section 304 of the IPC).

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