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Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, who among the following is liable for committing an offence?

Section 21 of the BNS exempts a child above seven and under twelve only if he "has not attained sufficient maturity of understanding to judge of the nature and consequences…

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Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, who among the following is liable for committing an offence?

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Section 21 of the BNS exempts a child above seven and under twelve only if he "has not attained sufficient maturity of understanding to judge of the nature and consequences of his conduct", so a mature child of that age is liable. Under section 20 a child under seven commits no offence, whatever his understanding and whoever instigated him.

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