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Which provision of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 specifically punishes an attempt to throw acid on…

Section 124(2) expressly covers attempting to throw acid with the specified intent, which includes disfigurement. It prescribes five to seven years' imprisonment and…

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Which provision of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 specifically punishes an attempt to throw acid on a person with the intention of disfiguring that person?

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Section 124(2) expressly covers attempting to throw acid with the specified intent, which includes disfigurement. It prescribes five to seven years' imprisonment and liability to a fine.

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Option A

Section 117(2) is a general punishment provision for voluntarily causing grievous hurt, subject to its stated exception.

Option B

Section 124(1) addresses causing the injury or consequence specified there, including grievous hurt by use of acid.

Option C

Section 124(2) expressly covers an attempt to throw acid with intent to disfigure.

Option D

Section 123 addresses administering poison or specified substances with the requisite intent or knowledge.

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