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Under section 11 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, what is the maximum aggregate solitary…

Section 11(c) caps the aggregate at three months where the imprisonment exceeds one year. Section 12 separately limits how the sentence may be served, including a seven-day…

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Under section 11 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, what is the maximum aggregate solitary confinement a court may order as part of a term of rigorous imprisonment exceeding one year?

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Section 11(c) caps the aggregate at three months where the imprisonment exceeds one year. Section 12 separately limits how the sentence may be served, including a seven-day limit in any month for imprisonment exceeding three months and prescribed intervals.

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Option A

Two months is the maximum for a term exceeding six months but not exceeding one year.

Option B

Three months is the aggregate maximum for a term exceeding one year.

Option C

Six months exceeds the statutory aggregate ceiling.

Option D

One year is a threshold in the imprisonment scale, not the permissible duration of solitary confinement.

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