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Age of consent under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 is:

Under section 63 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 375 IPC as amended in 2013), sexual intercourse with a woman under eighteen years of age is rape with…

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Under section 63 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 375 IPC as amended in 2013), sexual intercourse with a woman under eighteen years of age is rape with or without her consent, so, in line with the POCSO Act, the age of consent is "18 years".

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