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Under which Section of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 is a hangman who hangs criminals in pursuance…

Under section 14 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 76 IPC), nothing is an offence which is done by a person who is bound by law to do it; a hangman…

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Under which Section of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 is a hangman who hangs criminals in pursuance of the order of a Judge exempted from criminal liability?

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Under section 14 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 76 IPC), nothing is an offence which is done by a person who is bound by law to do it; a hangman executing a sentence of death passed by a court is bound by law to do so, so he is protected by "Section 14". Section 15 (formerly section 77) protects a Judge acting judicially, section 17 (formerly section 79) a person justified by law or acting under a mistake of fact, and section 18 (formerly section 80) covers accident in doing a lawful act.

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