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Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, what is the age of the child to get immunity from criminal…

Under s.20 BNS (formerly s.82 IPC), a child below seven years of age enjoys absolute immunity from criminal liability, since nothing done by such a child is an offence,…

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Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, what is the age of the child to get immunity from criminal liability?

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Under s.20 BNS (formerly s.82 IPC), a child below seven years of age enjoys absolute immunity from criminal liability, since nothing done by such a child is an offence, embodying the principle of doli incapax.

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