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Which provision of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, applies without requiring a deadly weapon or a…

Section 117(2) provides the ordinary punishment for voluntarily causing grievous hurt, subject to section 122(2). The armed-assembly rule in section 189(4) requires a deadly…

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Which provision of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, applies without requiring a deadly weapon or a specified dangerous means?

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Section 117(2) provides the ordinary punishment for voluntarily causing grievous hurt, subject to section 122(2). The armed-assembly rule in section 189(4) requires a deadly weapon or equivalent, and section 118(2) incorporates the dangerous means listed in section 118(1).

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Option A

Section 189(4) expressly requires a deadly weapon or something likely to cause death when used offensively.

Option B

Section 118(1) specifies dangerous weapons and other dangerous means.

Option C

Section 117(2) applies to ordinary voluntary grievous hurt without specifying a weapon or means.

Option D

Section 118(2) incorporates the specified dangerous means from section 118(1).

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