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Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, which of the following subjects is dealt with in Chapter XIX…

Chapter XIX (Sections 351 to 357) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 is titled "Of Criminal Intimidation, Insult, Annoyance, Defamation, Etc.", with Section 356 dealing…

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Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, which of the following subjects is dealt with in Chapter XIX (Sections 351 to 357)?

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Chapter XIX (Sections 351 to 357) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 is titled "Of Criminal Intimidation, Insult, Annoyance, Defamation, Etc.", with Section 356 dealing with defamation (formerly Chapter XXI of the IPC). Under the BNS, "Offences relating to elections" are in Chapter IX (Sections 169 to 177), "Offences relating to marriage" are in Chapter V (Sections 80 to 87), and "Offences relating to religion" are in Chapter XVI (Sections 298 to 302).

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