SECTION 120 OF THE BHARATIYA SAKSHYA ADHINIYAM, 2023.

SECTION 120 OF THE BHARATIYA SAKSHYA ADHINIYAM, 2023.

Presumption as to absence of consent in certain prosecution for rape.

In a prosecution for rape under sub-section (2) of section 64 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, where sexual intercourse by the accused is proved and the question is whether it was without the consent of the woman alleged to have been raped and such woman states in her evidence before the Court that she did not consent, the Court shall presume that she did not consent.

 

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Explanation.—In this section, "sexual intercourse" shall mean any of the acts mentioned in section 63 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

 

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