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Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, what is the scope of the General Exceptions in Chapter III?

Section 3(1) directs courts to read offence definitions, penal provisions and their illustrations subject to the General Exceptions in Chapter III, even where they are not…

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Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, what is the scope of the General Exceptions in Chapter III?

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Section 3(1) directs courts to read offence definitions, penal provisions and their illustrations subject to the General Exceptions in Chapter III, even where they are not repeated.

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Option A

Section 3(1) applies the General Exceptions even where the offence provision does not repeat them.

Option B

Section 3(1) makes offence definitions, penal provisions and their illustrations subject to the General Exceptions throughout the Sanhita.

Option C

Section 3(1) gives the General Exceptions effect throughout the Sanhita.

Option D

The exceptions apply when determining criminal liability, before the question of sentencing arises.

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