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1

Under Section 93 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, exposure or abandonment of a child under twelve years of age by a parent or person having care of it with intention of wholly abandoning the child is punishable with:

A

Imprisonment up to 7 years or fine or both
B

Imprisonment up to 5 years or fine or both
C

Imprisonment up to 3 years or fine or both
D

Imprisonment up to 10 years and fine

2

Assertion (A): Under BNS Section 93, intention to abandon the child is a necessary ingredient of the offence. Reason (R): Mere temporary leaving of a child without intention of abandonment may not constitute the offence.

A

Both A and R are true and R explains A
B

Both A and R are true but R does not explain A
C

A is true but R is false
D

A is false but R is true

3

A father leaves his 8‑year‑old child at a deserted railway platform intending never to return. The child is later rescued unharmed. Which provision of BNS is attracted?

A

Section 93 BNS
B

Section 94 BNS
C

Section 95 BNS
D

Section 97 BNS

4

Under Section 94 BNS, concealment of birth by secretly disposing of the dead body of a child is punishable with:

A

Imprisonment up to 2 years or fine or both
B

Imprisonment up to 5 years and fine
C

Imprisonment up to 7 years and fine
D

Imprisonment up to 10 years and fine

5

Assertion (A): For the offence under Section 94 BNS, it is immaterial whether the child died before, during, or after birth. Reason (R): The focus of the offence is concealment of birth through secret disposal of the dead body.

A

Both A and R are true and R explains A
B

Both A and R are true but R does not explain A
C

A is true but R is false
D

A is false but R is true

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