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Under which provision of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 is a woman’s death from burns within seven…

Section 80 covers death by burns, bodily injury or otherwise than in normal circumstances within seven years of marriage, where the woman suffered dowry-related cruelty or…

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Under which provision of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 is a woman’s death from burns within seven years of marriage classified as dowry death if, soon before her death, her husband subjected her to cruelty in connection with a dowry demand?

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Section 80 covers death by burns, bodily injury or otherwise than in normal circumstances within seven years of marriage, where the woman suffered dowry-related cruelty or harassment by her husband or his relative soon before death.

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Option A

Section 101 defines murder. It does not contain the dowry-death definition.

Option B

Section 103 sets out the punishment for murder.

Option C

Section 105 sets out the punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder.

Option D

Section 80 defines dowry death and covers the stated death, period and dowry-related cruelty.

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