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Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, A sets fire to B’s house to damage it. A knows that occupant X…

BNS section 2(33) includes effects caused by means known to be likely to produce them. Life-endangering burns are grievous hurt under section 116(h); section 117 requires…

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Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, A sets fire to B’s house to damage it. A knows that occupant X is likely to suffer grievous burns from the fire. X suffers burns endangering his life. A later expresses remorse. For the purpose of the offence of voluntarily causing grievous hurt, which statement is correct?

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BNS section 2(33) includes effects caused by means known to be likely to produce them. Life-endangering burns are grievous hurt under section 116(h); section 117 requires intention or knowledge of likely grievous hurt. Later remorse and the absence of personal enmity do not undo that mental state.

See sections 2(33), 116 and 117 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

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Option A

Knowledge of the likely effect satisfies the definition of voluntarily in section 2(33).

Option B

A different dominant motive does not remove the stated knowledge of likely grievous hurt.

Option C

Later remorse does not negate A’s knowledge when he set the fire.

Option D

Personal enmity is not an element; intention or knowledge and the resulting grievous injury are decisive.

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