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  2. Culpable homicide - Wikipedia

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    "Culpable homicide not amounting to murder" is punishable under section 304 of IPC [4] of the Indian Penal Code. It is a non bailable charge with imprisonment up to 10 years with or without fine. It is a non bailable charge with imprisonment up to 10 years with or without fine.

  3. Murder in Indian law - Wikipedia

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    In India according to Section 300 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, murder is defined as follows: . Murder.--Except in the cases hereinafter excepted, culpable homicide is murder, if the act by which the death is caused is done with the intention of causing death, or- 167 2ndly.-If it is done with the intention of causing such bodily injury as the offender knows to be likely to cause the death ...

  4. Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita - Wikipedia

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    A mandatory minimum punishment has been introduced for 23 offences. A sentence of community service has been introduced for six offences. [5] Offences against the body: The BNS retains the provisions of the IPC on murder, abetment of suicide, assault and causing grievous hurt. It adds new offences such as organised crime, terrorism, and murder ...

  5. List of punishments for murder in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Mandatory sentence Third Degree Murder Maximum of 40 years in prison (parole eligibility cannot exceed more than half the maximum sentence) Second Degree Murder if the defendant was under 15 Life (eligible for parole after no less than 20 years) Second Degree Murder if the defendant was 15-17 Life (eligible for parole after no less than 30 years)

  6. List of landmark court decisions in the United States

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    Federal Election Commission v. Ted Cruz for Senate, 596 U.S. 289 (2022) Limits on the amount a campaign for public office can pay back in loans to the candidate more than 20 days after an election violates the First Amendment as it places a limit on the candidate's free speech. Overturns Section 304 of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002.

  7. Dowry system in India - Wikipedia

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    Section 304B was added to the Indian Penal Code, 1860 ("IPC"), which made dowry death a specific offence punishable with a minimum sentence of imprisonment for 7 years and a maximum imprisonment for life. It provided that if the death of a woman is caused by burns or bodily injury or occurs in suspicious circumstances within 7 years of her ...

  8. Code of Criminal Procedure (India) - Wikipedia

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    Lurking house-trespass (Section 454 of the Indian Penal Code) and house-breaking (Section 456 of the Penal Code) at night. Insult with an intent to provoke a breach of peace under Section 504 and criminal intimidation under Section 506 of the penal code. Abetting of any of the above-mentioned offences.

  9. Habitual offender - Wikipedia

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    Usually, the sentence is greatly enhanced; in some circumstances, it may be substantially more than the maximum sentence for the crime. Habitual offender laws may provide for mandatory sentencing —in which a minimum sentence must be imposed, or may allow judicial discretion in allowing the court to determine a proper sentence.