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"A", a young girl, dies due to an accident and her dead body is lying on the roadside. "B" commits…

The offence of rape under Section 63 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860) is committed against a living woman, so…

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"A", a young girl, dies due to an accident and her dead body is lying on the roadside. "B" commits sexual intercourse with the dead body of "A". "B" in this case will -

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The offence of rape under Section 63 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860) is committed against a living woman, so sexual intercourse with a corpse does not fall under rape. Instead, offering any indignity to a human corpse with the intention or knowledge of wounding the feelings of any person is punishable under Section 301 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly Section 297 IPC).

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