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Which offence is the heading of section 70 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023?

Section 70 BNS is headed Gang rape. Its first subsection addresses rape by persons constituting a group or acting in furtherance of a common intention. Victim-directed fine…

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Which offence is the heading of section 70 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023?

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Section 70 BNS is headed Gang rape. Its first subsection addresses rape by persons constituting a group or acting in furtherance of a common intention. Victim-directed fine provisions do not change that offence heading.

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Option A

Custodial circumstances occur in aggravated rape provisions, not the section 70 heading.

Option B

The heading of section 70 is Gang rape.

Option C

Victim-directed fines may appear in the provision, but compensation is not its heading.

Option D

Intercourse by a husband during separation is addressed in section 67, not this heading.

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