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

Section 104 allows either death or life imprisonment for the remainder of the offender’s natural life.

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What punishments 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 allows either death or life imprisonment for the remainder of the offender’s natural life.

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Option A

Death is one of the alternatives available under section 104.

Option B

Life imprisonment for the remainder of natural life is one of the alternatives available under section 104.

Option C

A fixed ten-year term is outside the sentencing alternatives in section 104.

Option D

Section 104 expressly provides these two alternatives and defines the life term.

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