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Under section 63(vi) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, below what age does a woman’s apparent…

Section 63(vi) applies with or without consent where the woman is under eighteen. The spousal exception in section 63 itself applies only where the wife is not under eighteen.

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Under section 63(vi) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, below what age does a woman’s apparent consent not prevent the sexual acts described in that section from constituting rape?

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Section 63(vi) applies with or without consent where the woman is under eighteen. The spousal exception in section 63 itself applies only where the wife is not under eighteen.

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Option A

Fourteen is below the statutory cutoff of eighteen.

Option B

Fifteen is below the statutory cutoff of eighteen.

Option C

Sixteen is below the statutory cutoff of eighteen.

Option D

The statutory age limb applies when the woman is under eighteen.

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