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Direction: Match the List I with List II and choose the correct combination. List I (Sections of the BNS, 2023)List II (Crimes) (a) Section 315 (formerly s.404 IPC) 1. Dishonest misappropriation of…

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Direction: Match the List I with List II and choose the correct combination.
List I (Sections of the BNS, 2023)List II (Crimes)
(a) Section 315 (formerly s.404 IPC)1. Dishonest misappropriation of property possessed by a deceased person
(b) Section 316(3) (formerly s.407 IPC)2. Criminal breach of trust by clerk or servant
(c) Section 316(4) (formerly s.408 IPC)3. Criminal breach of trust by public servant
(d) Section 316(5) (formerly s.409 IPC)4. Criminal breach of trust by carrier
  1. (a)-1, (b)-2, (c)-3, (d)-4
  2. (a)-1, (b)-4, (c)-2, (d)-3
  3. (a)-4, (b)-2, (c)-3, (d)-1
  4. (a)-2, (b)-1, (c)-3, (d)-4

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: B - (a)-1, (b)-4, (c)-2, (d)-3
Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, s.315 (formerly IPC s.404) punishes dishonest misappropriation of property possessed by a deceased person, s.316(3) criminal breach of trust by a carrier, wharfinger or warehouse-keeper, s.316(4) by a clerk or servant, and s.316(5) by a public servant, banker, merchant or agent (formerly IPC ss.407-409). The correct matching is therefore (a)-1, (b)-4, (c)-2, (d)-3.

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