The doctrine of transferred malice is provided under which of the following provisions of the Bharatiya…
Section 102 deals with culpable homicide when a person other than the intended victim dies. The homicide retains the description it would have had if the intended or…
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The doctrine of transferred malice is provided under which of the following provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS)?
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Section 102 deals with culpable homicide when a person other than the intended victim dies. The homicide retains the description it would have had if the intended or contemplated victim had died. This provision embodies the doctrine of transferred malice.
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