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Which provision of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 does not use the words ‘good faith’?

Section 28 addresses when consent is ineffective, including consent under fear of injury or misconception of fact in the circumstances the provision specifies. Sections 27,…

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Which provision of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 does not use the words ‘good faith’?

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Section 28 addresses when consent is ineffective, including consent under fear of injury or misconception of fact in the circumstances the provision specifies. Sections 27, 30 and 31 expressly use ‘good faith’.

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Option A

Section 28 concerns when consent is ineffective and does not use the words ‘good faith’.

Option B

Section 27 expressly refers to an act done in good faith for a child or person of unsound mind.

Option C

Section 30 expressly refers to an act done in good faith for a person’s benefit without consent.

Option D

Section 31 expressly protects certain communications made in good faith.

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