AIBE XVII — February 2023 — Q.16 (Indian Penal Code, 1860)

Q.16

IPC & Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS) Medium Act + Section Given

Bare Act Indian Penal Code, 1860 · Section 500

Punishment for Defamation under Indian Penal Code is simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to or with fine or with both.

✓ 2 Years Answer

B 3 Years

C 4 Years

D 5 Years

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Section 500 IPC prescribes the punishment for defamation: simple imprisonment up to 2 years, or fine, or both. Defamation under IPC is a criminal offence (unlike tort law defamation which is civil). The punishment is relatively mild because defamation is categorized as a non-cognizable, bailable offence.

1 Pick up IPC.
2 Go to Section 500 — Punishment for defamation.
3 Read: 'simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.'

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Subject IPC & Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS)

Difficulty Medium

Act Indian Penal Code, 1860

Section Section 500

Answer (A) Act + Section Given

Paper AIBE XVII — February 2023

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