Site navigation

Which group of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 provisions consists entirely of provisions that prescribe…

Death is available for murder under section 103(1), waging or attempting to wage war or abetting it under section 147, abetting mutiny that is committed in consequence under…

Choose your answer

Which group of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 provisions consists entirely of provisions that prescribe death as an available punishment in at least one case?

Select one answer
Answer and explanation

Correct answer A

Death is available for murder under section 103(1), waging or attempting to wage war or abetting it under section 147, abetting mutiny that is committed in consequence under section 160, and false evidence causing an innocent person's conviction and execution under section 230(2).

Option feedback

Option A

Each provision in this group includes death among the available punishments, subject to its elements.

Option B

Section 149 permits imprisonment for life or a term up to ten years, with liability to fine.

Option C

Section 149 has a maximum of life imprisonment, which prevents this group from qualifying.

Option D

Section 230(1) provides imprisonment and liability to fine. The death alternative is in section 230(2) where an innocent person is convicted and executed in consequence.

Practice for these exams

Related question papers

Related exam syllabi

Related questions in this topic