Given below are two statements, one labeled as Assertion (A) and the other labeled as Reason (R).\n **Assertion (A):** The Gupta period witnessed a significant advancement in the codification of the judicial system, with a clear distinction made between civil and criminal laws for the first time.\n **Reason (R):** The Brihaspati Smriti, compiled during this era, systematically classified laws into eighteen titles and subdivided them into civil (Vyavahara) and criminal (Kantakasodhana/Danda) categories.\n Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Options:

  • A: Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
  • B: Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
  • C: (A) is true but (R) is false.
  • D: (A) is false but (R) is true.

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