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Under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, what is the term-of-imprisonment cutoff above which…

Section 2(1)(z) defines a warrant-case by reference to an offence punishable with death, imprisonment for life or imprisonment for a term exceeding two years. An offence…

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Under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, what is the term-of-imprisonment cutoff above which an offence falls within the definition of a warrant-case?

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Section 2(1)(z) defines a warrant-case by reference to an offence punishable with death, imprisonment for life or imprisonment for a term exceeding two years.

An offence punishable with imprisonment for exactly two years does not qualify through the term-of-imprisonment limb.

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Option A

A three-year term exceeds the statutory cutoff. Three years is too high as the cutoff itself.

Option B

Section 2(1)(z) sets the cutoff at two years. A term of imprisonment must exceed two years.

Option C

A one-year cutoff would bring in offences outside the statutory definition.

Option D

A five-year cutoff would exclude offences punishable with more than two years and up to five years.

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