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Under the provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, what is the current range of…

Section 356(2) BNS punishes defamation with simple imprisonment up to two years, or fine, or both, or community service, so the range is "Simple imprisonment, or fine, or…

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Under the provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, what is the current range of punishments available to a court for the offence of ‘Defamation’ ?

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Section 356(2) BNS punishes defamation with simple imprisonment up to two years, or fine, or both, or community service, so the range is "Simple imprisonment, or fine, or both, or Community Service". Neither an apology alone nor a five-year rigorous sentence is the statutory punishment.

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