How many sections does the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 contain?
- A.511
- B.358
- C.531
- D.170
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, 358. The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita carries 358 sections, while the Indian Penal Code which it replaced had 511 sections; chapters were merged and several obsolete offences were removed, so the number came down. Option A is wrong because 511 is the number of sections in the old Indian Penal Code, 1860, and is the most common distractor in this question. Option C is wrong because 531 is the number of sections in the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, as against the 484 sections of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. Option D is wrong because 170 is the number of sections in the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, as against the 167 sections of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872. A simple way to remember the three figures is that the substantive law shrank, the procedural code grew and the law of evidence stayed almost the same size.
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Practice Questions
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- A.Section 88
- B.Section 83
- C.Section 84
- D.Section 86
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Section 84 of the Indian Penal Code was the general exception for the act of a person of unsound mind: nothing is an offence which is done by a person who, at the time of doing it, by reason of unsoundness of mind is incapable of knowing the nature of…
Read the full explanation →The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 has replaced which of the following laws?
- A.The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
- B.The Indian Penal Code, 1860
- C.The Indian Evidence Act, 1872
- D.The Criminal Law Amendment Act, 2013
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The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 is the substantive criminal law of India and it took the place of the Indian Penal Code drafted on the recommendation of the First Law Commission under Lord Macaulay.
Read the full explanation →The three new criminal laws of India came into force with effect from which date?
- A.26 January 2024
- B.1 April 2024
- C.1 July 2024
- D.25 December 2023
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The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam were all brought into force together on 1 July 2024 by notifications of the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Read the full explanation →Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, the punishment for murder is provided in which section?
- A.Section 302
- B.Section 101
- C.Section 103
- D.Section 105
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In the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the punishment for murder, which was Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, is now Section 103, and it prescribes death or imprisonment for life, and also a fine.
Read the full explanation →Which punishment has been introduced for the first time in Indian criminal law by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023?
- A.Solitary confinement
- B.Community service
- C.Forfeiture of property
- D.Rigorous imprisonment
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Section 4 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita lists the punishments to which offenders are liable, and community service appears in that list for the first time in Indian criminal law.
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