Which section of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, provides the general punishment for mischief?
BNS section 324(2) (formerly section 426 IPC) provides the basic punishment for mischief: imprisonment up to six months, or fine, or both. Section 324(1) defines mischief,…
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Which section of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, provides the general punishment for mischief?
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Correct answer A
BNS section 324(2) (formerly section 426 IPC) provides the basic punishment for mischief: imprisonment up to six months, or fine, or both. Section 324(1) defines mischief, while the later sub-sections of section 324 and section 325 deal with particular aggravated forms, such as mischief causing loss or damage of specified amounts (for example, section 324(4)) and mischief by killing, poisoning or maiming an animal (section 325).
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