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Under the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (before it was replaced by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023), in which of the following offences was the actual commission of the offence not punishable but its…

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Under the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (before it was replaced by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023), in which of the following offences was the actual commission of the offence not punishable but its attempt punishable?
  1. When the execution of murder falls short.
  2. Causing miscarriage.
  3. Suicide.
  4. Exposure with intention to abandon the child

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: C - Suicide.
Under Section 309 IPC an attempt to commit suicide was punishable, while a completed suicide cannot be punished. Murder, causing miscarriage and exposure of a child are offences whose commission is itself punished. The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 has no general offence of attempted suicide; its Section 226 punishes only an attempt to commit suicide made to compel or restrain the exercise of lawful power.

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