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Which provision of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 penalizes publishing information that identifies a…

Section 72 deals with identifying publication and expressly includes both rape and the offence under section 69 in its list. Section 73 separately regulates reporting of…

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Which provision of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 penalizes publishing information that identifies a person against whom rape or the section 69 offence of sexual intercourse by deceitful means is alleged, subject to statutory exceptions?

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Section 72 deals with identifying publication and expressly includes both rape and the offence under section 69 in its list.

Section 73 separately regulates reporting of matters relating to court proceedings in those cases.

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Option A

Section 70 defines and punishes gang rape.

Option B

Section 72 covers identifying publication when an offence in its list, including rape or the section 69 offence, is alleged or found to have been committed.

Option C

Explanation 1 to section 63 defines a term used in the rape provision. It does not create the identifying-publication offence.

Option D

Section 73 regulates publication of matters relating to court proceedings in listed cases without the court’s prior permission.

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