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Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, which of the following acts will constitute “homicide”?

Explanation 3 to section 100 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 299 IPC) distinguishes a child still in the womb from a living child whose body has begun…

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Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, which of the following acts will constitute “homicide”?

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Explanation 3 to section 100 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 299 IPC) distinguishes a child still in the womb from a living child whose body has begun to emerge. Causing the latter child's death may amount to culpable homicide once any part has been brought forth, even without breathing or complete birth.

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