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Which section of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 deals with Dowry death?

Dowry death, where a woman dies of burns, bodily injury, or otherwise than under normal circumstances within seven years of marriage in connection with a dowry demand, is…

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Which section of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 deals with Dowry death?

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Dowry death, where a woman dies of burns, bodily injury, or otherwise than under normal circumstances within seven years of marriage in connection with a dowry demand, is punished under section 80 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 304B IPC); sections 139, 140 and 141 deal with kidnapping or maiming a child for begging, kidnapping or abduction for murder or ransom, and importation of a girl or boy from a foreign country.

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