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

Section 11(a) sets an aggregate limit of one month where the sentence does not exceed six months and the court has power to impose rigorous imprisonment for the offence.…

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Under section 11 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, what is the maximum total period of solitary confinement the court may order if it can impose rigorous imprisonment and sentences the offender to six months’ imprisonment?

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Section 11(a) sets an aggregate limit of one month where the sentence does not exceed six months and the court has power to impose rigorous imprisonment for the offence.

Section 12 separately regulates individual spells and intervals when the sentence is executed.

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Option A

Fifteen days is not the statutory aggregate limit for this term.

Option B

Section 11(a) sets the aggregate ceiling at one month for imprisonment of six months or less.

Option C

Two months is the ceiling for a term exceeding six months but no more than one year.

Option D

Forty-five days is not the aggregate ceiling for a six-month sentence.

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