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Under Section 356(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, how many exceptions are provided for the…

Section 356(1) defines defamation and sets out ten exceptions. Its four explanations are separate from those exceptions. For example, the first exception concerns true…

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Under Section 356(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, how many exceptions are provided for the offence of defamation?

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Section 356(1) defines defamation and sets out ten exceptions. Its four explanations are separate from those exceptions. For example, the first exception concerns true imputations whose making or publication is required for the public good, and the tenth concerns specified cautions conveyed in good faith.

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There are ten exceptions to defamation under section 356(1).

Option B

The exceptions are numbered from First through Tenth.

Option C

The statute also includes a tenth exception for specified cautions conveyed in good faith.

Option D

Section 356(1) contains ten exceptions and four separate explanations.

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