Which provision of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 applies when five or more people acting together…
Section 103(2) addresses murder by a group of five or more people acting in concert on specified grounds, including caste. Section 117(4) separately addresses grievous hurt…
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Which provision of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 applies when five or more people acting together commit murder on the ground of the victim’s caste?
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Section 103(2) addresses murder by a group of five or more people acting in concert on specified grounds, including caste. Section 117(4) separately addresses grievous hurt by such a group on specified grounds.
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Option A
Section 117(4) addresses grievous hurt caused by a group acting in concert on specified grounds.
Option B
Section 109(1) concerns attempt to murder.
Option C
Section 103(2) expressly covers murder by a group of five or more people acting in concert on specified grounds, including caste.
Option D
Section 105 provides the punishment for culpable homicide that does not amount to murder.
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