Discussion
Which of the following innovative penal measures has been officially incorporated into the sentencing framework under Section 4 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023 ?
Answer: B
The measure is Community Service.
Section 4 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita lists the punishments: death, imprisonment for life, imprisonment (rigorous or simple), forfeiture of property, fine and, newly added in clause (f), community service. It is provided for minor offences such as petty theft on first conviction, defamation and attempted suicide to compel a public servant.
Forfeiture of ancestral property is not a punishment in the list. Solitary confinement is an old feature carried over from the IPC, not an innovation in Section 4, and 'life imprisonment without parole' is not a separate punishment named there.
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