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Under section 11 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, if an offender has been sentenced to…

Under Section 11 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 73 IPC), if the imprisonment term does not exceed six months, the solitary-confinement total cannot…

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Under section 11 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, if an offender has been sentenced to imprisonment not exceeding six months, the solitary confinement:

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Under Section 11 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 73 IPC), if the imprisonment term does not exceed six months, the solitary-confinement total cannot exceed one month. Solitary confinement under this section is available for an offence for which the court may sentence to rigorous imprisonment. Section 12 (formerly section 74 IPC) imposes additional restrictions on the duration of each episode and the intervals; the total allowance is not permission for uninterrupted confinement.

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