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Which provision of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 authorises a court to order solitary confinement…

Section 11 authorises solitary confinement for a portion of the sentence when the court has power to impose rigorous imprisonment, within the statutory scale. Section 12…

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Which provision of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 authorises a court to order solitary confinement when sentencing an offender for an offence for which it has power to impose rigorous imprisonment?

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Section 11 authorises solitary confinement for a portion of the sentence when the court has power to impose rigorous imprisonment, within the statutory scale.

Section 12 separately limits the intervals and periods for carrying out solitary confinement.

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Option A

Section 9 limits punishment where an offence is made up of several offences or specified overlapping definitions apply.

Option B

Section 10 deals with sentencing when the judgment leaves doubt as to which of several offences was committed.

Option C

Section 11 supplies the power to include solitary confinement in the sentence, subject to its scale and limits.

Option D

Section 12 limits the execution of solitary confinement already ordered. The sentencing power is in section 11.

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