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Which provision of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, applies when someone throws or attempts to throw…

Section 124(2) covers throwing or attempting to throw acid with intent to cause grievous hurt even if no injury occurs. Section 124(1) requires an actual result specified in…

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Which provision of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, applies when someone throws or attempts to throw acid on a person intending to cause grievous hurt, but causes no injury?

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Section 124(2) covers throwing or attempting to throw acid with intent to cause grievous hurt even if no injury occurs. Section 124(1) requires an actual result specified in that provision, such as burns or grievous hurt.

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Option A

Section 124(1) requires actual harm of a kind it specifies, such as burns or grievous hurt.

Option B

Section 124(2) applies when a person throws or attempts to throw acid with intent to cause grievous hurt, even if the intended injury does not occur.

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Section 72 deals with disclosure of the identity of victims of specified offences.

Option D

Section 267 deals with intentional insult or interruption to a public servant sitting in a judicial proceeding.

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