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What punishment does section 74 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 prescribe for assault or criminal…

Section 74 provides imprisonment of either description for at least one year and up to five years. The offender is also liable to fine.

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What punishment does section 74 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 prescribe for assault or criminal force against a woman with intent to outrage her modesty or knowledge that it is likely to do so?

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Section 74 provides imprisonment of either description for at least one year and up to five years. The offender is also liable to fine.

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Option A

Section 74 requires imprisonment for at least one year and up to five years. A fine alone is not the statutory alternative.

Option B

The provision specifies a one-year minimum, a five-year maximum, imprisonment of either description and liability to fine.

Option C

The statutory upper limit is five years.

Option D

The specified endpoints are one year and five years.

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