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Which section of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 deals specifically with an injury inflicted during…

Section 66 applies to the stated consequences of an injury inflicted in the course of rape punishable under section 64(1) or (2). The section provides rigorous imprisonment…

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Which section of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 deals specifically with an injury inflicted during rape punishable under section 64(1) or (2) that causes the woman’s death or a persistent vegetative state?

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Section 66 applies to the stated consequences of an injury inflicted in the course of rape punishable under section 64(1) or (2). The section provides rigorous imprisonment for at least twenty years, potentially the remainder of the offender’s natural life, or death.

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Section 66 addresses injury causing death or a persistent vegetative state in the stated rape context.

Option B

Section 67 concerns non-consensual sexual intercourse by a husband with his wife during separation.

Option C

Section 68 concerns abuse of authority or a fiduciary position to induce or seduce a woman into intercourse that does not amount to rape.

Option D

Section 71 concerns punishment of qualifying repeat offenders.

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