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Sections 20 and 21 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 embody which legal principle?

Sections 20 and 21 BNS (formerly sections 82 and 83 IPC) embody doli incapax, the principle of childhood incapacity for criminal responsibility. Section 20 gives the…

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Sections 20 and 21 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 embody which legal principle?

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Sections 20 and 21 BNS (formerly sections 82 and 83 IPC) embody doli incapax, the principle of childhood incapacity for criminal responsibility. Section 20 gives the absolute exemption for a child under seven. Section 21 protects a child in the stated age range above seven and under twelve when maturity is insufficient to understand the nature and consequences of that particular conduct.

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