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Which of the following offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 are not correctly matched?

Section 172 defines personation at elections, not punishment for bribery; punishment for bribery is in section 173 (formerly sections 171D and 171E IPC respectively). The…

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Which of the following offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 are not correctly matched?

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Section 172 defines personation at elections, not punishment for bribery; punishment for bribery is in section 173 (formerly sections 171D and 171E IPC respectively). The other pairs correctly identify bribery (section 170), undue influence at elections (section 171) and illegal payments in connection with an election (section 176).

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