Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, whoever causes death of a person by rash or negligent act not…
Section 106(1) BNS (formerly section 304A IPC, which provided imprisonment up to two years, or fine, or both) punishes causing death by a rash or negligent act not amounting…
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Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, whoever causes death of a person by rash or negligent act not amounting to culpable homicide is liable to be punished with-
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Section 106(1) BNS (formerly section 304A IPC, which provided imprisonment up to two years, or fine, or both) punishes causing death by a rash or negligent act not amounting to culpable homicide "with imprisonment extending to five years and fine"; the lower maximum of two years and fine applies only where the act is done by a registered medical practitioner while performing a medical procedure.
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