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Which provision of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, specifically addresses promoting enmity between…

Section 196(1)(a) expressly covers promoting or attempting to promote inter-group enmity on grounds including religion. Sections 192, 193 and 197 address distinct forms of…

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Which provision of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, specifically addresses promoting enmity between different religious groups on grounds of religion?

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Section 196(1)(a) expressly covers promoting or attempting to promote inter-group enmity on grounds including religion.

Sections 192, 193 and 197 address distinct forms of conduct.

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Section 192 concerns provocation with intent or knowledge of likely rioting.

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Section 196(1)(a) expressly includes promotion of feelings of enmity between different groups on religious grounds.

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Section 193 concerns duties and liability connected with unlawful assembly or rioting on land.

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Section 197 addresses specified imputations and assertions prejudicial to national integration.

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