Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, where a woman under eighteen years of age is raped by one or…
The full statutory punishment is imprisonment for the remainder of natural life with fine, or death. Section 70(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita applies this punishment…
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Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, where a woman under eighteen years of age is raped by one or more persons constituting a group or acting in furtherance of a common intention, each is deemed to have committed rape. Which option states the complete statutory punishment?
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Correct answer B
The full statutory punishment is imprisonment for the remainder of natural life with fine, or death. Section 70(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita applies this punishment where the victim of gang rape is under eighteen. A punishment description excluding the death alternative does not state the complete range prescribed.
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