Under section 11 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, what is the overall maximum period of solitary…
Section 11 sets an overall cap of three months. The cap is one month if imprisonment does not exceed six months, two months if it exceeds six months but does not exceed one…
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Under section 11 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, what is the overall maximum period of solitary confinement a court may order as part of a sentence?
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Section 11 sets an overall cap of three months. The cap is one month if imprisonment does not exceed six months, two months if it exceeds six months but does not exceed one year, and three months if it exceeds one year. Section 12 separately limits how solitary confinement may be carried out.
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Option A
One month is the cap in the shortest imprisonment bracket.
Option B
Two months is the cap for imprisonment exceeding six months and not exceeding one year.
Option C
Three months is the aggregate maximum, applicable in the bracket for imprisonment exceeding one year.
Option D
Six months exceeds the aggregate cap.
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