Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, the 'protection against double jeopardy' is contained…
BNS s.9 caps punishment for an act that falls under more than one offence definition, or is made up of acts each an offence, to the punishment for only one such offence, so…
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Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, the 'protection against double jeopardy' is contained in.............
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BNS s.9 caps punishment for an act that falls under more than one offence definition, or is made up of acts each an offence, to the punishment for only one such offence, so a person is not punished twice for the same act.
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