Under section 2(1)(z) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, a warrant-case means:
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Under section 2(1)(z) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, a warrant-case means:
A case relating to an offence punishable with death, imprisonment for life or imprisonment for a term exceeding six months
A case relating to an offence punishable with death, imprisonment for life or imprisonment for a term exceeding three years
A case relating to an offence punishable with death, imprisonment for life or imprisonment for a term exceeding five years
A case relating to an offence punishable with death, imprisonment for life or imprisonment for a term exceeding two years
Answer and explanation
Section 2(1)(z) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 defines a warrant-case by an offence punishable with death, life imprisonment or imprisonment exceeding two years. A two-year maximum alone does not cross the imprisonment threshold; the other offered thresholds do not reproduce the statutory definition.
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