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Under section 12 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, solitary confinement shall in no case exceed…

BNS 12 says solitary confinement shall in no case exceed fourteen days at a time, with intervals at least as long as the confinement periods. If imprisonment exceeds three…

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Under section 12 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, solitary confinement shall in no case exceed which period at a time, subject also to the shorter monthly limit where applicable?

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BNS 12 says solitary confinement shall in no case exceed fourteen days at a time, with intervals at least as long as the confinement periods. If imprisonment exceeds three months, the additional rule limits solitary confinement to seven days in any one month, with the stated intervals.

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Option A

Fourteen days is the outside limit, subject to further shorter limits.

Option B

Fifteen exceeds the fourteen-day outside limit.

Option C

Thirty exceeds the outside limit per spell.

Option D

Twenty exceeds the outside limit per spell.

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