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Which provision of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 punishes gang rape of a woman aged eighteen or…

Under section 70(1), when a woman is raped by one or more persons constituting a group or acting in furtherance of a common intention, each of those persons is deemed to…

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Which provision of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 punishes gang rape of a woman aged eighteen or older?

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Under section 70(1), when a woman is raped by one or more persons constituting a group or acting in furtherance of a common intention, each of those persons is deemed to have committed rape. Section 70(2) supplies the separate rule for a victim under eighteen.

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Option A

Section 64(2)(g) addresses rape during communal or sectarian violence.

Option B

Section 67 concerns non-consensual sexual intercourse by a husband with his wife while they are living separately.

Option C

Section 68 concerns abuse of a position of authority or fiduciary relationship to induce sexual intercourse that does not amount to rape.

Option D

Section 70(1) punishes gang rape in the stated age group.

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