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Which one of the following offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 CANNOT be tried summarily…

Insult under BNS s.352 is listed in BNSS s.283(1)(v). Wrongful restraint (s.126(2), one month) and house-trespass (s.329(4), one year) fall within s.283(2), which covers…

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Which one of the following offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 CANNOT be tried summarily under Section 283 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023?

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Insult under BNS s.352 is listed in BNSS s.283(1)(v). Wrongful restraint (s.126(2), one month) and house-trespass (s.329(4), one year) fall within s.283(2), which covers offences punishable up to three years. Kidnapping or abducting in order to murder (BNS s.140(1)) carries imprisonment for life.

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