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Which provision of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 sets out the gang-rape rule for an adult woman?

Section 70(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 is the general gang-rape provision. Section 70(2) separately addresses a victim under eighteen years of age.

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Which provision of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 sets out the gang-rape rule for an adult woman?

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Section 70(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 is the general gang-rape provision. Section 70(2) separately addresses a victim under eighteen years of age.

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Option A

Section 66 concerns causing death or a persistent vegetative state in the course of specified rape offences.

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Section 68 concerns sexual intercourse by a person in authority in the circumstances set out there.

Option C

Section 70(2) sets out a separate rule for victims under eighteen years of age.

Option D

Section 70(1) sets out the general gang-rape provision applicable to an adult victim.

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