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Under section 149 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, what is the most severe imprisonment available…

Section 149 permits imprisonment for life or imprisonment for a term up to ten years. The offender is also liable to a fine.

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Under section 149 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, what is the most severe imprisonment available for collecting arms with the intention of waging war against the Government of India?

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Section 149 permits imprisonment for life or imprisonment for a term up to ten years. The offender is also liable to a fine.

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Option A

Seven years is below the statutory maximum for the term alternative.

Option B

Ten years is the maximum fixed term, while the section also permits life imprisonment.

Option C

The fixed-term alternative has a ten-year ceiling. Twenty years is not that ceiling.

Option D

Life imprisonment is the most severe imprisonment expressly authorised by section 149.

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