Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, what is the maximum number of consecutive days an offender may be kept in solitary confinement at a time?
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Under the BNS (corresponding to IPC S.73-74), solitary confinement cannot exceed 14 consecutive days at any one time. Additionally, the total aggregate solitary confinement during the entire sentence cannot exceed 3 months. These limits exist as a constitutional safeguard against cruel and degrading punishment.