The deeming fiction under Section 17 of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 operates for the…
The deeming fiction in PCMA s.17 operates specifically for the purposes of the Indian Penal Code, section 21 thereof, and not for the CrPC, service law or the Evidence Act.…
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The deeming fiction under Section 17 of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 operates for the purposes of:
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The deeming fiction in PCMA s.17 operates specifically for the purposes of the Indian Penal Code, section 21 thereof, and not for the CrPC, service law or the Evidence Act.
Current law: the IPC was replaced by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 from 1 July 2024; the definition of public servant is now in section 2(28) of the BNS.
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