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Which of these provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, sets a minimum of ten years of rigorous…

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, sets a minimum of ten years of rigorous imprisonment?

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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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Option A

The ordinary theft provision allows up to three years, fine, or both. Its special repeat-conviction and qualifying low-value first-conviction rules do not set a ten-year minimum.

Option B

This subsection provides up to three years, a fine up to twenty thousand rupees, or both, subject to the stated exception.

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Cruelty by a husband or his relative is punishable with up to three years and liability to fine.

Option D

The ordinary rape punishment provision sets a minimum of ten years of rigorous imprisonment and also provides for liability to fine.

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