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Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, what is the maximum period of imprisonment which can be…

The maximum imprisonment is twenty-four hours. Section 355 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 510 IPC) covers a drunken person who appears in a public…

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Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, what is the maximum period of imprisonment which can be imposed on a person who in a state of intoxication enters in any public place and causes annoyance to other persons?

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The maximum imprisonment is twenty-four hours. Section 355 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 510 IPC) covers a drunken person who appears in a public place, or a place he is not entitled to enter, and behaves there so as to annoy another person. It permits simple imprisonment up to that limit, a fine up to one thousand rupees, or both, or community service; the longer periods suggested are not the imprisonment limit for this offence.

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