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Which of the following offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 is punishable with a minimum…

Section 311 of the BNS (formerly section 397 IPC) provides that where, at the time of committing robbery or dacoity, the offender uses any deadly weapon, causes grievous…

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Which of the following offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 is punishable with a minimum sentence of seven years:-

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Section 311 of the BNS (formerly section 397 IPC) provides that where, at the time of committing robbery or dacoity, the offender uses any deadly weapon, causes grievous hurt, or attempts to cause death or grievous hurt to any person, the imprisonment shall not be less than seven years. Gang rape under section 70(1) carries a minimum of twenty years' rigorous imprisonment, while sections 118(2) (grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means) and 316(5) (criminal breach of trust by a public servant, banker, merchant or agent) do not impose a seven-year minimum.

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