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Which provision of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 specifically punishes an attempt to commit robbery…

Section 309(5) prescribes rigorous imprisonment of up to seven years and liability to a fine for an attempt to commit robbery. The facts exclude the hurt provision in…

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Which provision of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 specifically punishes an attempt to commit robbery where the person acts alone, carries no weapon and causes no hurt?

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Section 309(5) prescribes rigorous imprisonment of up to seven years and liability to a fine for an attempt to commit robbery.

The facts exclude the hurt provision in section 309(6) and the group requirement for dacoity in section 310(1).

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Option A

Section 309(5) specifically punishes an attempt to commit robbery.

Option B

Section 309(6) deals with voluntarily causing hurt while committing or attempting robbery.

Option C

Section 310(2) punishes dacoity, which requires at least five persons under section 310(1).

Option D

Section 310(3) applies when a member of a group jointly committing dacoity commits murder in the course of it.

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