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Which of the following offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 is punishable only in the…

"Section 226 of the BNS" punishes an attempt to commit suicide with intent to compel or restrain a public servant from discharging his official duty, and since a completed…

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Which of the following offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 is punishable only in the attempt stage :

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"Section 226 of the BNS" punishes an attempt to commit suicide with intent to compel or restrain a public servant from discharging his official duty, and since a completed suicide cannot be prosecuted, the offence exists only at the attempt stage (the general offence of attempt to commit suicide under section 309 IPC has not been retained). By contrast, "Section 109 of the BNS" punishes attempt to murder as a stage short of the completed offence under section 103, and "Section 62 of the BNS" is the general provision punishing attempts to commit offences.

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