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Which provision of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 addresses promoting enmity between different…

Section 196 addresses promoting enmity between different groups on the specified grounds and acts prejudicial to harmony. Its reference to electronic communication makes the…

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Which provision of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 addresses promoting enmity between different groups on grounds such as religion, race, place of birth, residence or language, and acts prejudicial to harmony?

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Section 196 addresses promoting enmity between different groups on the specified grounds and acts prejudicial to harmony. Its reference to electronic communication makes the medium explicit without changing the classification asked here.

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Option A

Section 192 concerns provocation with intent to cause riot.

Option B

Section 196 specifically addresses promoting enmity between groups and acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony.

Option C

Section 197 concerns imputations and assertions prejudicial to national integration.

Option D

Section 299 concerns deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings.

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