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Under section 20 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, below what age is a child’s act categorically…

Section 20 provides the unconditional exception for a child under seven. Under section 21, the separate above-seven and under-twelve exception depends on whether the child…

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Under section 20 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, below what age is a child’s act categorically excluded from being an offence without a maturity inquiry?

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Section 20 provides the unconditional exception for a child under seven. Under section 21, the separate above-seven and under-twelve exception depends on whether the child has attained sufficient maturity of understanding on the occasion.

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Option A

The categorical threshold is under seven, rather than under eight.

Option B

Section 20 does not set a ten-year threshold.

Option C

Section 20 excludes acts of a child under seven without a maturity inquiry.

Option D

Section 21 makes the separate rule for children above seven and under twelve dependent on immature understanding.

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