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While the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 omits the former offences of unnatural offences and adultery…

While the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 omits the former offences under Sections 377 and 497 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 in view of Navtej Singh Johar v. Union of India…

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While the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 omits the former offences of unnatural offences and adultery following the constitutional rulings in Navtej Singh Johar v. Union of India (affirming Naz Foundation v. Government of N.C.T. of Delhi) and Joseph Shine v. Union of India, it retains the offence of enticing or taking away or detaining with criminal intent a married woman under which section?

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While the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 omits the former offences under Sections 377 and 497 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 in view of Navtej Singh Johar v. Union of India (2018) and Joseph Shine v. Union of India (2018), it retains the offence of enticing or taking away or detaining with criminal intent a married woman in Section 84 (formerly Section 498), punishable with imprisonment up to two years, or with fine, or with both. Section 63 defines rape (formerly Section 375), Section 82 punishes marrying again during the lifetime of husband or wife (bigamy), and Section 85 punishes cruelty by a husband or relative of the husband.

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