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Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS), disclosure of identity of a victim of rape is punishable…

Section 72 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 228A IPC) punishes printing or publishing the name or any matter which may make known the identity of a…

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Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS), disclosure of identity of a victim of rape is punishable under:

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Section 72 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 228A IPC) punishes printing or publishing the name or any matter which may make known the identity of a victim of the offences under sections 64 to 71, with imprisonment of up to two years and fine, subject to the specified exceptions. Sections 70 and 71 concern gang rape and repeat offenders; section 267 concerns intentional insult or interruption to a public servant sitting in a judicial proceeding.

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