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Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, when does culpable homicide that otherwise satisfies the…

The exceptions in section 101 take an otherwise murderous culpable homicide outside the definition of murder when their conditions are met. Section 22 separately addresses…

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Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, when does culpable homicide that otherwise satisfies the definition of murder fall outside that definition?

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The exceptions in section 101 take an otherwise murderous culpable homicide outside the definition of murder when their conditions are met.

Section 22 separately addresses unsoundness of mind that prevents the person from understanding the nature or wrongfulness of the act at the time.

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Option A

The exceptions to section 101 expressly classify qualifying culpable homicide as not amounting to murder.

Option B

Being under eighteen is not an exception under section 101. The specific age-based general exceptions are separate.

Option C

Mental illness alone is insufficient. Section 22 provides a distinct general exception when its incapacity test is met.

Option D

The person's sex is not an exception under section 101.

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