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Under section 117 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, what is the maximum period from the date of…

Section 117 sets the limit at seven years from the marriage. If the statutory cruelty condition is also met, the court may draw the presumption after considering all the…

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Under section 117 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, what is the maximum period from the date of marriage within which a married woman’s suicide must have occurred for the court to consider the presumption of abetment by her husband or his relative, if the statutory cruelty condition is met?

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Section 117 sets the limit at seven years from the marriage. If the statutory cruelty condition is also met, the court may draw the presumption after considering all the other circumstances.

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Option A

Three years is shorter than the statutory limit of seven years.

Option B

Five years is shorter than the statutory limit of seven years.

Option C

Seven years is the statutory limit. The presumption is discretionary and the cruelty condition must also be met.

Option D

The statutory limit is seven years, so ten years is too long.

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