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Which of the following provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 defines culpable homicide?

Section 100 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 299 IPC) defines culpable homicide: causing death with an intention to cause death, an intention to cause…

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Which of the following provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 defines culpable homicide?

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Section 100 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 299 IPC) defines culpable homicide: causing death with an intention to cause death, an intention to cause bodily injury likely to cause death, or knowledge that the act is likely to cause death. Section 101 defines murder; section 103 supplies its punishment; section 102 deals with a death different from the one intended.

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