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Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, Ramsingh receives one year of rigorous imprisonment, including…

Section 12 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 caps solitary confinement at seven days in any one month when the imprisonment awarded exceeds three months. Intervals…

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Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, Ramsingh receives one year of rigorous imprisonment, including one month of solitary confinement. What is the applicable monthly limit on solitary confinement, and how long must the intervals between periods be?

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Section 12 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 caps solitary confinement at seven days in any one month when the imprisonment awarded exceeds three months.

Intervals between periods must be at least as long as the periods of solitary confinement.

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Option A

The fourteen-day rule in section 12 is a general limit on any one period. The applicable monthly maximum here is seven days.

Option B

Section 12 does not measure the relevant limit over a two-month period.

Option C

The seven-day maximum applies in any one month of the imprisonment.

Option D

One year exceeds three months, so section 12 applies the seven-day monthly limit and preserves the minimum intervals.

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