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Which provision of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 defines culpable homicide in general?

Section 100 defines culpable homicide. Section 101 then distinguishes murder from other culpable homicide and states the exceptions. Sections 103 and 105 prescribe punishment.

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Which provision of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 defines culpable homicide in general?

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Section 100 defines culpable homicide. Section 101 then distinguishes murder from other culpable homicide and states the exceptions. Sections 103 and 105 prescribe punishment.

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Option A

Section 101 defines murder and sets out its exceptions.

Option B

Section 100 sets out the acts and states of mind that constitute culpable homicide.

Option C

Section 103 prescribes punishment for murder.

Option D

Section 105 prescribes punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder.

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