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Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, in which one of the following offences death penalty is not…

Basic dacoity under BNS s.310(2) is punishable with life imprisonment or rigorous imprisonment up to ten years, with death becoming available only where the dacoits also…

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Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, in which one of the following offences death penalty is not prescribed as a punishment

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Basic dacoity under BNS s.310(2) is punishable with life imprisonment or rigorous imprisonment up to ten years, with death becoming available only where the dacoits also commit murder under s.310(3), whereas waging war against the Government of India, murder, and kidnapping for ransom each directly carry death as a prescribed punishment.

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