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Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, what period of severe bodily pain or inability to follow…

Section 116(h) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 specifies fifteen days for the severe-pain or inability-to-follow-ordinary-pursuits branch. The separate…

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Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, what period of severe bodily pain or inability to follow ordinary pursuits qualifies as grievous hurt under the duration limb of section 116?

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Section 116(h) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 specifies fifteen days for the severe-pain or inability-to-follow-ordinary-pursuits branch. The separate life-endangerment branch has no such duration requirement.

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Option A

Seven days is shorter than the period specified in section 116.

Option B

Ten days is shorter than the period specified in section 116.

Option C

Section 116(h) specifies fifteen days for severe bodily pain or inability to follow ordinary pursuits.

Option D

Twenty days was the period in the corresponding limb of the Indian Penal Code. Section 116(h) now specifies fifteen days.

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