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Under section 6 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, unless otherwise provided, what term is used for…

Section 6 treats life imprisonment as 20 years when calculating fractions of terms of punishment, unless otherwise provided. A life sentence ordinarily lasts for the…

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Under section 6 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, unless otherwise provided, what term is used for life imprisonment when calculating fractions of terms of punishment?

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Section 6 treats life imprisonment as 20 years when calculating fractions of terms of punishment, unless otherwise provided. A life sentence ordinarily lasts for the remainder of the prisoner’s natural life, subject to lawful remission or commutation. Section 475 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 separately requires at least 14 years actually served where death is a statutory punishment for the offence or a death sentence has been commuted to life imprisonment.

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Section 6 uses 20 years for fractional calculations, unless otherwise provided.

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Fourteen years is the minimum actually served before release in the cases governed by section 475 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

Option C

Section 6 uses 20 years for the fractional calculation.

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Section 6 uses 20 years for the fractional calculation.

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