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Which section of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 defines culpable homicide?

Section 100 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 defines culpable homicide through the required intention or knowledge accompanying an act that causes death. Sections 101,…

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Which section of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 defines culpable homicide?

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Section 100 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 defines culpable homicide through the required intention or knowledge accompanying an act that causes death.

Sections 101, 102 and 103 deal with murder, death of a person other than the intended or contemplated victim, and punishment for murder, respectively.

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Section 101 sets out when culpable homicide is murder, together with the exceptions.

Option B

Section 102 addresses culpable homicide where the person who dies is someone other than the person whose death was intended or known to be likely.

Option C

Section 100 defines culpable homicide.

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Section 103 prescribes punishment for murder, including a separate rule for specified murders committed by a group acting together.

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