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Under section 226 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, what intent makes an attempt to commit suicide…

Section 226 requires an attempt made with intent to compel or restrain a public servant from discharging official duty. The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita has no general offence of…

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Under section 226 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, what intent makes an attempt to commit suicide punishable under that provision?

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Section 226 requires an attempt made with intent to compel or restrain a public servant from discharging official duty. The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita has no general offence of attempted suicide equivalent to former section 309 of the Indian Penal Code.

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Option A

Repayment of a private debt concerns the public servant in a personal capacity. Section 226 requires intent directed at the discharge of official duty.

Option B

Publicising a past official decision, by itself, falls outside the intent required by section 226. The provision concerns compelling or restraining the discharge of official duty.

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Section 226 requires an attempt made with intent to compel or restrain a public servant from discharging official duty.

Option D

Retaliation for a completed official act, by itself, falls outside the intent required by section 226.

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