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Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, a child below the age of seven years is

Section 20 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 82 IPC) provides that nothing is an offence which is done by a child under seven years of age, so such a…

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Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, a child below the age of seven years is

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Section 20 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 82 IPC) provides that nothing is an offence which is done by a child under seven years of age, so such a child is "Absolutely doli incapax" and no inquiry into maturity is allowed. The qualified immunity depending on maturity of understanding under section 21 (formerly section 83 IPC) applies only to children above seven and under twelve.

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