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As defined in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, a "woman" denotes a female human being of

Section 2(35) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 10 IPC) defines woman as a female human being of any age. The general definition is therefore not…

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As defined in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, a "woman" denotes a female human being of

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Section 2(35) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 10 IPC) defines woman as a female human being of any age. The general definition is therefore not limited to sixteen, eighteen or twenty-one. Separate offences can prescribe age thresholds for particular purposes without changing this general definition, and the separate definition of child in section 2(3) as a person below eighteen does not narrow woman.

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