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What punishment does section 104 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 prescribe for murder committed by…

Section 104 prescribes death or imprisonment for life, expressly defined here as the remainder of the person’s natural life.

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What punishment does section 104 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 prescribe for murder committed by a person already under a sentence of life imprisonment?

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Section 104 prescribes death or imprisonment for life, expressly defined here as the remainder of the person’s natural life.

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Section 104 also provides a life imprisonment alternative.

Option B

Both sentencing alternatives appear in section 104.

Option C

Section 104 also provides for the death penalty.

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Section 104 does not offer a fixed ten-year term.

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