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Which provision of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 specifically covers rape by a public servant of a…

Section 64(2)(b) expressly covers rape by a public servant of a woman in that public servant’s custody. It also applies when she is in the custody of a subordinate public…

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Which provision of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 specifically covers rape by a public servant of a woman in that public servant’s custody?

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Section 64(2)(b) expressly covers rape by a public servant of a woman in that public servant’s custody. It also applies when she is in the custody of a subordinate public servant.

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Option A

Section 64(2)(a) concerns police officers in the listed station, jurisdiction or custody circumstances.

Option B

Section 64(2)(d) addresses the management or staff of a specified custodial institution and rape of an inmate.

Option C

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

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Section 64(2)(b) expressly covers rape by a public servant of a woman in that public servant’s custody or in the custody of a subordinate public servant.

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