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Which section of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, specifically punishes promoting or attempting to…

Section 196(1)(a) covers promoting or attempting to promote disharmony, enmity, hatred or ill-will between the groups specified there. Religion is one of the grounds listed…

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Which section of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, specifically punishes promoting or attempting to promote enmity between different groups on religious grounds?

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Section 196(1)(a) covers promoting or attempting to promote disharmony, enmity, hatred or ill-will between the groups specified there.

Religion is one of the grounds listed in that provision.

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Option A

Section 194 defines and punishes affray.

Option B

Section 196(1)(a) includes promoting or attempting to promote enmity between groups on grounds of religion.

Option C

Section 192 deals with illegal provocation intended or known to be likely to cause rioting.

Option D

Section 197 concerns imputations and assertions prejudicial to national integration.

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