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C, aged 30, is the wife of B and is living separately from him under a decree of judicial separation. B…

Section 67 BNS (formerly IPC s.376B) punishes a husband who has sexual intercourse without consent with his wife living separately, whether under a decree of separation or…

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C, aged 30, is the wife of B and is living separately from him under a decree of judicial separation. B has sexual intercourse with C without her consent. Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, B:

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Section 67 BNS (formerly IPC s.376B) punishes a husband who has sexual intercourse without consent with his wife living separately, whether under a decree of separation or otherwise. It is not rape under Section 64, because Exception 2 to Section 63 excludes intercourse with one's own wife aged eighteen or over.

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