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Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, the absolute immunity of a child under seven years of age…

Section 20 BNS (formerly IPC s.82) provides that nothing is an offence which is done by a child under seven years of age. Section 21 gives only qualified immunity to a child…

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Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, the absolute immunity of a child under seven years of age (doli incapax) from criminal liability is provided in:

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Section 20 BNS (formerly IPC s.82) provides that nothing is an offence which is done by a child under seven years of age. Section 21 gives only qualified immunity to a child of seven to twelve lacking maturity of understanding; ss.22 and 23 cover unsoundness of mind and involuntary intoxication.

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