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The offence of Rape under Section 63 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 is understood to have been…

Under Section 63 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 375 IPC), consent is immaterial where the woman is under eighteen years of age, so "consensual sexual…

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The offence of Rape under Section 63 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 is understood to have been committed if there is

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Under Section 63 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 375 IPC), consent is immaterial where the woman is under eighteen years of age, so "consensual sexual intercourse by a man with a woman of 17 years of age" amounts to rape even if apparently consensual. Under Exception 2 to Section 63, sexual intercourse by a man with his own wife, the wife not being under eighteen years of age, is not rape, so the other two situations do not amount to rape.

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