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Disclosure of identity of victim of rape is punishable in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 under -

Section 72 of the BNS punishes printing or publishing a rape victim's name or other matter that reveals the victim's identity. The provision also covers victims of the other…

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Disclosure of identity of victim of rape is punishable in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 under -

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Section 72 of the BNS punishes printing or publishing a rape victim's name or other matter that reveals the victim's identity. The provision also covers victims of the other sexual offences it lists. It contains specified exceptions, so the prohibition must be read with the whole section.

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