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B.N.S. 2023

Section 46, B.N.S.

In force from 1 July 2024

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General Defences: Absence of Criminal Intent

Some acts look like offences on their face, yet the law says that nothing is an offence . The reason lies in a set of general exceptions in Chapter III of the B.N.S. (2023): Sections 19 to 24 , and Sections 30, 31 and 32 .

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Practice MCQs

3 practice questions test this section.

  1. 1 A instigates a child below seven years of age to put poison in Z's food. The child does so, and Z dies. According to the lecture, what is the legal position?
  2. 2 An uncle sends his six-year-old nephew to pick up a gold ring from a neighbour's table, and the child takes it and hides it. According to the lecture, what is the legal position?
  3. 3 An undertrial prisoner is guarded by a constable in a government hospital. The prisoner's brother, who has no duty to guard anyone, pays the constable to leave the ward. The constable walks away and the prisoner escapes....
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