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Under Section 80 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 304B of the Indian Penal Code), a woman's death is a dowry death if it is caused by burns or bodily…

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Within how many years of marriage must the death of a woman occur for it to be a dowry death under Section 80 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023?

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Under Section 80 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 304B of the Indian Penal Code), a woman's death is a dowry death if it is caused by burns or bodily injury, or occurs otherwise than under normal circumstances, within "7 years" of her marriage, and it is shown that soon before her death she was subjected to cruelty or harassment by her husband or any of his relatives in connection with a demand for dowry. The punishment is imprisonment for not less than seven years, which may extend to imprisonment for life.

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