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Which of the new mode of punishment has been incorporated by Indian Parliament in the year 2023 ?

Section 4 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, in force from 1 July 2024, lists the punishments: death, imprisonment for life, imprisonment, forfeiture of property, fine,…

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Which of the new mode of punishment has been incorporated by Indian Parliament in the year 2023 ?

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Section 4 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, in force from 1 July 2024, lists the punishments: death, imprisonment for life, imprisonment, forfeiture of property, fine, and, as a new clause (f), "Community Service". Community service is prescribed for minor offences such as petty theft on return of the property (section 303(2)) and attempting suicide to restrain a public servant (section 226).

Forfeiture of property was already a punishment under section 53 of the IPC. Admonition and probation are dealt with under the Probation of Offenders Act and the procedural code, not added as punishments in 2023.

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