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Which section of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 deals with dowry death-

Under BNS s.80 (formerly IPC s.304B), dowry death punishes the death of a woman by burns, bodily injury, or otherwise than under normal circumstances within seven years of…

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Which section of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 deals with dowry death-

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Under BNS s.80 (formerly IPC s.304B), dowry death punishes the death of a woman by burns, bodily injury, or otherwise than under normal circumstances within seven years of marriage where linked to dowry-related cruelty, distinct from s.105 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder) and s.85 (cruelty by the husband or relatives).

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