Under section 106(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, what is the punishment for causing death by…
BNS section 106(1) (formerly section 304A of the IPC) prescribes imprisonment of either description up to five years and liability to fine for the general…
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Under section 106(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, what is the punishment for causing death by a rash or negligent act not amounting to culpable homicide, excluding an act by a registered medical practitioner while performing a medical procedure?
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Correct answer A
BNS section 106(1) (formerly section 304A of the IPC) prescribes imprisonment of either description up to five years and liability to fine for the general rash-or-negligent-death offence not amounting to culpable homicide. The separate medical-procedure limb is excluded here.
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Option A
Five years and liability to fine is the applicable general punishment.
Option B
The two-year limb concerns a registered medical practitioner performing a medical procedure, expressly excluded here.
Option C
Three years is not the general maximum.
Option D
Seven years is not the general maximum.
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