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Under section 127(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, an offender is sentenced to imprisonment and…

Section 127(2) permits up to one year of imprisonment for ordinary wrongful confinement. Applying the section 8(3) ceiling gives 12 months divided by four, or three months.

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Under section 127(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, an offender is sentenced to imprisonment and a fine for ordinary wrongful confinement. What upper limit does section 8(3) set for imprisonment in default of payment of that fine?

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Section 127(2) permits up to one year of imprisonment for ordinary wrongful confinement. Applying the section 8(3) ceiling gives 12 months divided by four, or three months.

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Option A

One quarter of the one-year maximum is three months.

Option B

Four months exceeds one quarter of twelve months.

Option C

Five months exceeds the three-month ceiling.

Option D

Six months is half of the one-year maximum, above the one-quarter limit.

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