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The correct answer is 'Abetment and attempt to commit the offence'

Key Points

• Section 24 – Consideration of Proved Confession Affecting the Maker and Others Jointly Tried for the Same Offence

  When two or more persons are being tried together for the same offence, and a confession made by one of them is proved which implicates both himself and others among the accused, the Court may take that confession into account not only against the person who made it but also against the co-accused.

  Explanation I: The term “offence” in this section also includes abetment of or an attempt to commit the offence.

  Explanation II: If a person absconds or fails to comply with a proclamation under Section 84 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, the trial of multiple persons, even in their absence, will still be considered a joint trial for the purpose of this section.

  Illustrations:

  (a) A and B are being tried together for murdering C. It is proved that A stated—“B and I murdered C.” The Court may consider this confession against both A and B.

  (b) A is on trial alone for the murder of C. There is evidence suggesting that C was murdered by A and B, and B said—“A and I murdered C.” Since B is not being tried jointly with A, this confession cannot be considered against A

The correct answer is Option 4

Key Points As per Section 2(14) of Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, "injury" includes any harm caused illegally to a person’s body, mind, reputation, or property. This broad definition ensures that all forms of harm are covered under the law.

The correct answer is Option 2.

Key Points Section 2 (38) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita: “gaining wrongfully” and “losing wrongfully”.—A person is said to gain wrongfully when such person retains wrongfully, as well as when such person acquires wrongfully.Aperson is said to lose wrongfully when such person is wrongfully kept out of any property, as well as when such person is wrongfully deprived of property

The correct answer is Option 2.

Key Points Section 2 (37) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita:  “wrongful loss” means the loss by unlawful means of property to which the person losing it is legally entitled;

The correct answer is Option 1

Key Points As per Section 2(9) of Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, an act is "fraudulent" only if it is done with an intention to defraud. Mere dishonesty does not constitute fraud unless there is an element of deception.

In News

• India’s three new criminal laws — Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam — take effect today (July 1).
• On 11 August 2023, Amit Shah, the Minister of Home Affairs, introduced the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill, 2023 in the Lok Sabha. However, on 12 December 2023, this bill was withdrawn.
• On the same day, the Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita Bill, 2023 was introduced in the Lok Sabha. Subsequently, on December 20 2023, the Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita Bill, 2023 was passed in the Lok Sabha.
• The following day, on 21 December 2023, it was passed in the Rajya Sabha. Finally, on 25 December 2023, the Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita Bill, 2023 received the assent of the President of India.

Key Points

• Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (c):
  • Purpose: Official criminal code of the Republic of India.
  • Effective Date: Came into effect on 1 July 2024.
  • Legislative Background: Passed by the Parliament in December 2023.
  • Replaced Legislation: Replaces the Indian Penal Code (IPC), which was established during British India.
  • Structure:
    • Comprises 20 chapters and 358 sections.
    • Structure is similar to the IPC.
• Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS):
  • Purpose: Main legislation for the procedure of administering substantive criminal law in India.
  • Key Provisions:
    • Bail and Plea Bargaining: Makes it more difficult for the accused to secure bail and limits the scope for plea bargaining.
    • Digital Devices: Empowers police officers to compel an accused to produce their digital devices for investigation purposes.
    • Property Seizure: Allows police the discretion to seize and attach the property of an accused before a trial.
    • Preliminary Inquiry: Mandates a preliminary inquiry by the police before lodging an FIR for every cognisable offence punishable for three years or more but less than seven years.
• Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023:
  • Purpose: Acts as the Indian Evidence Act.
  • Legislative Changes:
    • Consists of 170 sections compared to 167 sections in the previous Indian Evidence Act.
    • Modifications: 23 sections have been modified, five sections removed, and one new section added.

The correct answer is Option 2

Key Points Section 2(20): Definition of "Month" and "Year" under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS)

Wherever the terms "month" or "year" are used, they shall be understood as being calculated according to the Gregorian calendar.

The correct answer is Option 4

Key Points As per Section 2(14) of Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, "injury" includes any harm caused illegally to a person’s body, mind, reputation, or property. This broad definition ensures that all forms of harm are covered under the law.

The correct answer is Option 2.

Key Points Section 2 (38) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita: “gaining wrongfully” and “losing wrongfully”.—A person is said to gain wrongfully when such person retains wrongfully, as well as when such person acquires wrongfully.Aperson is said to lose wrongfully when such person is wrongfully kept out of any property, as well as when such person is wrongfully deprived of property

The correct answer is Option 3

Key Points As per Section 2(13) of Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, "harbour" refers to any act that helps a person evade apprehension, including providing shelter, food, money, clothes, arms, or any other assistance.

The correct answer is Option 2.

Key Points Section 2 (37) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita:  “wrongful loss” means the loss by unlawful means of property to which the person losing it is legally entitled;

The correct answer is Option 1

Key Points As per Section 2(9) of Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, an act is "fraudulent" only if it is done with an intention to defraud. Mere dishonesty does not constitute fraud unless there is an element of deception.

The correct answer is Option 2

Key PointsSection 2 (36) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita: “wrongful gain” means gain by unlawful means of property to which the person gaining is not legally entitled.

The correct answer is Option 2

Key Points Section 2(7) of Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita defines "dishonestly" as an act done with the intention of causing wrongful gain to one person or wrongful loss to another.

The correct answer is Option 3.

Key PointsSection 2 (33) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita:  “voluntarily”.—A person is said to cause an effect “voluntarily” when he causes it by means whereby he intended to cause it, or by means which, at the time of employing those means, he knew or had reason to believe to be likely to cause it. 
Illustration.
A sets fire, by night, to an inhabited house in a large town, for the purpose of facilitating a robbery and thus causes the death of a person. Here, A may not have intended to cause death; and may even be sorry that death has been caused by his act; yet, if he knew that he was likely to cause death, he has caused death voluntarily