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Under section 514(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, what ordinary limitation period…

Section 514(2)(c) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 prescribes three years for the stated imprisonment band. Section 519 allows extension in the circumstances…

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Under section 514(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, what ordinary limitation period applies where the maximum punishment is imprisonment for more than one year and up to three years?

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Section 514(2)(c) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 prescribes three years for the stated imprisonment band.

Section 519 allows extension in the circumstances it specifies.

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Option A

Six months is the period for an offence punishable with fine only.

Option B

One year is the period for an offence punishable with imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year.

Option C

Three years is the period for an offence punishable with imprisonment exceeding one year and not exceeding three years.

Option D

The stated punishment range falls within the express three-year category.

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