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Under section 20 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, an act by a child under _____ years of age is…

Section 20 BNS (formerly section 82 IPC) gives an absolute criminal-law exemption for an act by a child under seven. Section 21 separately provides the qualified…

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Under section 20 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, an act by a child under _____ years of age is not an offence.

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Section 20 BNS (formerly section 82 IPC) gives an absolute criminal-law exemption for an act by a child under seven. Section 21 separately provides the qualified immature-understanding exemption for a child above seven and under twelve; the two age rules are different. Juvenile-justice procedure involves different age thresholds.

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