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

Section 104 BNS (formerly section 303 IPC) punishes murder by a person under sentence of imprisonment for life with death or with imprisonment for life, which means the…

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Which of the following provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 prescribes the punishment for murder committed by a person who is under sentence of imprisonment for life?

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Section 104 BNS (formerly section 303 IPC) punishes murder by a person under sentence of imprisonment for life with death or with imprisonment for life, which means the remainder of that person's natural life. Unlike the old provision, which made death the only punishment and was struck down in Mithu v State of Punjab (1983), it does not prescribe a mandatory death sentence. Section 103 prescribes punishment for murder generally, Section 107 deals with abetment of suicide of a child or a person of unsound mind, and Section 109 deals with attempt to murder.

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