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Under section 70(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, what is the statutory age threshold for gang…

Section 70(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 allows death as a punishment for gang rape of a woman under eighteen years of age.

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Under section 70(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, what is the statutory age threshold for gang rape for which death is an available punishment?

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Section 70(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 allows death as a punishment for gang rape of a woman under eighteen years of age.

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Option A

Under twelve is a narrower group within the section 70(2) threshold.

Option B

Under sixteen is narrower than the statutory gang-rape threshold.

Option C

Section 70(2) applies when the victim is under eighteen and permits a death sentence.

Option D

Section 70(2) does not extend the age-based death provision to victims aged eighteen to twenty.

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