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Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, what is the maximum term of imprisonment for personation at an…

Section 174 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 allows up to one year of imprisonment, a fine, or both.

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Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, what is the maximum term of imprisonment for personation at an election?

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Section 174 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 allows up to one year of imprisonment, a fine, or both.

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Option A

Section 174 sets a one-year ceiling.

Option B

Section 174 gives no two-year ceiling for this offence.

Option C

Five years exceeds the one-year ceiling.

Option D

Three years exceeds the one-year ceiling.

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