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Which of these provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, expressly authorises imprisonment for…

Section 64(1) authorises rigorous imprisonment for at least ten years, which may extend to imprisonment for life, and also makes the offender liable to fine. The listed…

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Which of these provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, expressly authorises imprisonment for life?

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Section 64(1) authorises rigorous imprisonment for at least ten years, which may extend to imprisonment for life, and also makes the offender liable to fine. The listed theft, hurt and cruelty provisions have lower maximum terms.

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Section 303(2) authorises up to three years for ordinary theft and up to five years on a second or subsequent conviction under the section.

Option B

Section 118(1) authorises imprisonment up to three years, a fine or both.

Option C

Section 85 authorises imprisonment up to three years and also makes the offender liable to fine.

Option D

Section 64(1) expressly includes imprisonment for life.

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