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Which of the following provisions in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 prescribes the punishment for…

Section 356(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 sets the punishment for defamation at up to two years' simple imprisonment, a fine, both, or community service. It…

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Which of the following provisions in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 prescribes the punishment for defamation?

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Section 356(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 sets the punishment for defamation at up to two years' simple imprisonment, a fine, both, or community service. It corresponds to section 500 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, with community service added. Section 356(1) defines defamation and states its ten exceptions. Section 351(1) defines criminal intimidation, section 351(2) prescribes its ordinary punishment, and section 351(3) covers specified aggravated threats.

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Option A

Incorrect. Section 356(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly Section 499 IPC) defines the offence of defamation and its ten exceptions, rather than prescribing the punishment.

Option B

Correct. Section 356(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly Section 500 IPC) prescribes the punishment for defamation: simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both, or with community service.

Option C

Incorrect. Section 351(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly Section 503 IPC) defines the offence of criminal intimidation.

Option D

Section 351(2) prescribes the ordinary punishment for criminal intimidation. Defamation is punished under section 356(2).

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