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Which provision of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 defines the term ‘offence’?

The definition of ‘offence’ appears in section 2(27). Its ordinary scope is a thing made punishable by the Sanhita, subject to the specific extensions in the definition.

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Which provision of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 defines the term ‘offence’?

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The definition of ‘offence’ appears in section 2(27). Its ordinary scope is a thing made punishable by the Sanhita, subject to the specific extensions in the definition.

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Option A

Section 2(17) defines ‘life’.

Option B

Section 2(18) defines ‘local law’.

Option C

Section 2(27) defines ‘offence’, with context-specific treatment of special and local laws.

Option D

Section 2(33) defines ‘voluntarily’.

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