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Which of the following offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 is not punishable with death?

"Rape on a woman under sixteen years of age" under Section 65(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 376(3) IPC) is punishable with rigorous imprisonment…

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Which of the following offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 is not punishable with death?

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"Rape on a woman under sixteen years of age" under Section 65(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 376(3) IPC) is punishable with rigorous imprisonment of not less than twenty years, which may extend to imprisonment for life meaning the remainder of natural life, and fine, but not with death. By contrast, "Rape on a woman under twelve years of age" (Section 65(2)), "Inflicting an injury in the course of commission of rape which causes the woman to be in a persistent vegetative state" (Section 66) and "Kidnapping for ransom" (Section 140(2)) carry the death penalty as a possible sentence. Gang rape of a woman under sixteen, which was not punishable with death under the IPC, now falls under Section 70(2) BNS (gang rape of a woman under eighteen), which does permit the death penalty.

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