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Under section 116(h) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, what period of severe bodily pain or…

Section 116(h) specifies fifteen days of severe bodily pain or inability to follow ordinary pursuits. Hurt that endangers life is a separate route under the same clause.

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Under section 116(h) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, what period of severe bodily pain or inability to follow ordinary pursuits is specified as a route to grievous hurt?

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Section 116(h) specifies fifteen days of severe bodily pain or inability to follow ordinary pursuits. Hurt that endangers life is a separate route under the same clause.

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Option A

Seven days is shorter than the specified period.

Option B

Ten days is shorter than the specified period.

Option C

Fifteen days is the period specified by section 116(h).

Option D

Twenty days was the period under the earlier Indian Penal Code. The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita specifies fifteen.

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